Product photo

Product photos, lit properly.

Photos for small online shops. Clean ones for the product page, moodier ones for Instagram. Same product, the light does most of the work.

Pepper mills and a stack of ceramic bowls on a wood slice in full studio light, with the background lit

01 / The light test

Same set. Four lights.

Same bowls and pepper mills, same camera, same table. Only the light changes.

Pepper mills and a stack of ceramic bowls on a wood slice, lit only by the ceiling light

Step 1

Just the room light and nothing else. Flat, dim, a little grey.

Step 2

A softbox from the side. Colour and shape come back.

Step 3

A reflector fills the shadow side.

Step 4

Light on the background, so the set separates from it.

02 / Before, after

Before, after. Same product.

Drag the line. Left is ceiling light, right is studio light.

The same three bowls on a wood slice in studio light Three ceramic bowls on a wood slice, lit only by the ceiling light

Trio of bowls

The same stack of bowls in studio light A stack of three swirl-pattern ceramic bowls, lit only by the ceiling light

Stack of bowls

The same pepper mills and bowls in studio light Two pepper mills and ceramic bowls on a wood slice, one bowl tipped forward, lit only by the ceiling light

Pepper mills

03 / Clean vs mood

Clean for the shop. Mood for social.

A candle in a glass jar with a kraft-paper lid next to dried flowers under a glass dome, on a plain light background

Clean

Plain light background, even light. For the product page, nothing distracts from the product.

A candle, dried flowers under a glass dome, a pepper mill and ceramic bowls on checked fabric and wood, in hard afternoon light

Mood

Hard afternoon light, fabric, wood. For Instagram and ads, it feels like a place, not a catalogue.

04 / Gift season

Gift season starts early.

If your shop sells gifts, the photos should be live before Black Friday.

A knitted gnome, a red candle in a glass, a candy cane and a fluffy green tree on a wood slice
The knitted gnome, the red candle and the candy cane on a wood slice with a string of red beads
The gnome, a red candle and a candy cane in front of a kraft gift box tied with red ribbon, next to a fluffy green tree
An open box of coloured pencils with a string of shiny red beads across them
A knitted gnome sitting on an open box of coloured pencils, with red beads
A knitted gnome with long legs in front of an open box of 80 coloured pencils

05 / Free trial

Free trial shoot: 3 spots.

  • 5 photos on a light background
  • Ready within 5 working days
  • In return: a short review and your OK to show the work

No promises about sales. Just better light.

Based inPiekary Śląskie, Poland

I take on a limited number of projects each month, so each one gets close attention. I reply within 1 business day.