How to Photograph Pens

Photographing pens or other small objects involves elements of product, and macro photography. Whether you will be taking the photos for a client or for your own use, it will be important to use proper lighting techniques and a camera lens with low distortion. You do not need to spend a lot of money on equipment, or be a consummate professional to take great looking photos of small objects.

Instructions

Decide how you would like to stage your photo. If you want a photo of the pen by itself, consider placing it on a plain sheet of heavy white paper. You may prefer to create a still life type scene, with related objects such as note pads or pencils positioned around the pen.

Choose what type of lighting you will be using for the photo. An optimal set-up would be a set of studio strobes with either soft-boxes or umbrellas. If you have a flash for your camera that can be used off camera, either wirelessly or with a connection cord, consider using this along with a soft-box. Soft-boxes diffuse the harsh light emitted by strobes, giving a more pleasing look to the light. They can be purchased at your camera store, but are also simple to make with various household items. If you have none of these things, a swivel type lamp can be used to light your scene. However, you will need to adjust the white balance to compensate for the often warmer hue given off by incandescent bulbs.

Position your lighting equipment around the pen you will be photographing. Studio strobes should usually be placed to the left and right of the object, with one positioned closer as the primary lighting source, and the other farther back for the fill lighting source. Strobes should be placed about three to four feet away from the subject. If you are using a soft-box, place it over your object or scene. Position your lighting source (either the flash or lamp) above the soft-box or to either side of it, whichever gives the best lighting for the scene.

Calibrate your camera for proper exposure. Smaller apertures (usually above f/11) should be used to ensure the sharpest amount of detail is captured from the object. Set your strobes or flash to one quarter power to start with, and adjust your camera's shutter speed until your photo is exposed correctly. This can be done by trial and error, or you can use a light meter to determine the appropriate exposure reading. If you find you need more power from your strobes or flash, you can increase the power, but make sure to adjust your camera's exposure as well.

Edit your photos using post processing software such as Adobe Photoshop, or Aperture. You can adjust white balance if your lighting is too warm (orange) or cold (blue), as well as exposure. "Do you want to know digital photography methods that deliver skilled photographers to where they are today? Well, The Top Secret Photography Techniques might help you out in doing so. To get amazing images we primary want to look at some basic photography techniques. The preliminary one I am able to share with you is find out about light. You can obtain everything concerning photography techniques on , The Top Secret Photography Techniques. Each time you find out about light and in what approach it interacts with the direct environment then your photographs will get improved..". In addition, you can remove any dust or dirt spots that may have come out in your final shots.

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