Creating shadows photography

Architectural cutlery captured by Darek Grabus. #photography #fork #shadow #light

You don't, necessarily, need a seamless white backdrop and a professional photography studio to shoot high-end looking products. Through the power of Photoshop, you can turn your shabby, amateur background into a pristine seamless white backdrop so your product photos pop. Even better: you can also add realistic shadows into your product image, so it will stand out. Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect shows you how in the below video.

Professional photography gear costs thousands of dollars but you can take stunning pictures by spending only a fraction of the cost. If you have the time and the patience, and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty, then simple DIY hacks can achieve similar results to spending big bucks on advanced kits.

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10 Tips on how to get great shadow photos. Sample shadow photos and ideas for unique shadow photography, including how to get harsh shadows.

For even, glowing light on the model Clamshell lighting Clamshell lighting can be used to illuminate the subject by using two frontal light sources in order to minimize shadows and create a glowing effect.

At first glance, it seems like an easy thing to achieve: how hard can it be to get a great looking gelled background in your portrait? As anybody who has