Can anyone point me in the direction of good advice on the web or in a book about taking product shots. Most are a dull aluminum, I've got 2500 to do, 4 shots of each. Most are variants of each other, so maybe 50 pretty much the same then another 50 and so on and they need to be in the same place each time. Some need to be supported so you can see the underside too.
I'm doing okay so far but I'm thinking there are probably rules I should follow. The conditions aren't controlled enough and I'm struggling with that as in the morning the room is very light but by the afternoon I'm loosing light. I've got one soft box an done direct light. I'm using markers ( pencil lines ) to make sure they are in the same place as much as poss, afterwards they are cut out in Photoshop and placed on a white background.
So I'm trying to get the company to invest in some new kit, firstly a new tripod so if anyone can off sound advice on a tripod and head ( geared ??? ) and then where I can find more advice on lighting and such like I'd really appreciate it.
I'm using a Canon 350D with 18-55 kit lens so maybe advice on a new lens too ?
As much as you can afford to offer would be great.
There is talk of us making our own studio too on the new mez floor that's just gone in so I need to look at how to set that up as well.
Thanks
