First Product Photography Shots

So I just tried product photography for the first time and here are a few of the shots I took. I'm pretty happy with them especially for a first try but I wanna see what you guys think of them. Go on, I can take it.

For some reason the coke one looks noisy even though it's at iso100. The ring shot would be better with the number 2 illuminated like the 008. Haven't you got a clean black cloth, looks like you've been dusting with it ;-) Never tried this myself but I know it's not easy so well done on your 1st attempt.

Yeah I could probably move one of the lights to illuminate the ring better, and I'll definitely be cleaning that pillow lol As for the coke can shot I'm not sure what's causing it to look noisy on here, it looks fine when I'm viewing it LR but in Windows Image Viewer and here it looks noisy.

The coke can would be better displayed on a semi reflective surface using a dark background. Ways to also make it look better is to give it the illusion of perspiration on the can. That would make the subject look more interesting.

Try different lighting on all of the items and play around with different backgrounds. I would stay away from a white background unless you were really trying to showcase something with more detail. But good attempts for your first time. It takes a while to get product photography down.

Looks like you added a film grain effect to the first two photos? They definitely don't look right with the noise, that's for sure. The above suggestions are good. The Coke shot would really benefit from reflective surface and dark background, the can sweat is a great idea too, it will make the beverage look enticing and refreshing.

Yeah I can see that, maybe I should look at some professional advertisements to get some ideas. Lol Also I don't think I added any sort of filter so I'm not sure what happened. I'll have to look through my settings.

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Your lighting needs a little softening. Consider building a tent out of PVC, and using a white sheet or freezer wrap to diffuse your lights and soften the shadows.

ScottinPollock said:

Your lighting needs a little softening. Consider building a tent out of PVC, and using a white sheet or freezer wrap to diffuse your lights and soften the shadows.

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Would moving the lights back a bit help too? They were pretty close to the box.

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xlDeMoNiClx said:

Would moving the lights back a bit help too?

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Not as effectively as diffusing them. And consider using one light just to illuminate the background. While some soft shadows are nice to present depth, shadows on your background is disturbing. Consider lighting your background evenly, Your main light left-front, and a softer fill light top-right (soft enough not to cast shadow or cause reflection). I have an idea for a product shot for the 'minimalist' weekly so check there later today or tomorrow for an example.