Easy White Background for Product and Portrait Photography

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In this how to video I show you easy white background lighting methods for product and portrait photography.
White backgrounds can be frustrating and require a lot of effort in post production if you do not capture them right. For portrait photography, I recommend overexposing a white surface with flash from the sides. Then, use V flats to block any light from coming back into your lens. For products, I recommend a translucent product table so you can light the surface without any shadows.
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0:00 Intro
0:28 Problem with direct background lighting
1:04 White Background setup for Portraits
3:43 White Background Product Photography
6:05 What Setups would you like to see me break down?

Пікірлер: 73

@fjhphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Saving the knowledge dropped in this video for when I do studio shoots.😁

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

one day, when it's raining in the RGV.

@Lucy-dk5cz 3 жыл бұрын

@FJH but you are the master of location shoots. Won’t need that Sigma 105mm wide open in the studio ;)

@byronhosey784 3 жыл бұрын

This one video answered so many questions. Thanks.

@mariolopez.photog 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I have the Mola's and nothing compares!!

@fabiosteller 3 жыл бұрын

nice and simple... great video

@iBair 3 жыл бұрын

Recommended to me by Google. I'm glad I clicked 👌🏾

@princetarun 3 жыл бұрын

Great Explanation , I want To see ur Studio Tour In Future Videos

@JoaquimGonsalves 3 жыл бұрын

I totally know what you mean by complex masking and pshop work. Wish I knew this before my jewelry product shoot in November. Was such a time drain to edit the images for a clean background. I had used a white paper bg that you get in one of those portable box shaped product photography mini studios. Now the challenge is for me to come up with something like that which you used here without having to buy one outright. I also wasn't using a strobe but an underpowered led flat panel for video.

@dandewan7072 3 жыл бұрын

Good information Robert. I like your new studio.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we are thrilled to be here with so much more room than our last space!

@georgs5870 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I would love to see videos about shooting on location, especially indoor/workplace type of images. I've shot a lot of this type of images for small newspapers and would like to see your way to handle restricted spaces.

@DiviPhotos 3 жыл бұрын

great video

@mverick160 3 жыл бұрын

Have the white Mola Setti. Love it.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Still waiting to get one.

@smalltalk.productions9977 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the effort and sharing. nice new digs! i am an appreciative subscriber. stay well. thumbs up.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@Lucy-dk5cz 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a walkthrough if your studio.

@brandonelliotphotography 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! What light stand are you using for the product photography section (3:45mins) in?

@karlweb1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video Could you do a test with the Elinchrom One, Five vS profoto and or Godox

@antoinernb9398 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Lucy-dk5cz 3 жыл бұрын

Idea for future studio video. 1. Gelling the background. 2. Gelling a model via softboxes. I’ve got the gels you recommended for the round head AD200 but have yet to use them. May need to get some Lee, Rosco or those specific bare bulb ones to use with a softbox.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

I actually don't gel backgrounds very often. It's very difficult to get quality saturation levels especially at brighter values.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8eXYM13rJ7bfJc.html&ab_channel=RobertHallPhotography This video already covers using color effect gels.

@godfathernt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that last part, I am still contemplating getting 2 simple speedlights to cross-light the background (paper) instead of a product table with just one light underneath. You may have actually convinced me to go for the latter.

@ulisesricky9843 2 жыл бұрын

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@boemanuel1273 2 жыл бұрын

@Ulises Ricky instablaster =)

@ulisesricky9843 2 жыл бұрын

@Bo Emanuel i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out atm. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.

@ulisesricky9843 2 жыл бұрын

@Bo Emanuel it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my ass !

@boemanuel1273 2 жыл бұрын

@Ulises Ricky Glad I could help xD

@renattografias 3 жыл бұрын

super fácil con todo el material y luces que tienes xD

@zgravity00 3 жыл бұрын

Made me smile when I saw that Sigma 35mm f1.2 lens :) what huge but good lens. Did you replace this with your Zeiss 35mm?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a camera and they were selling the 35 1.2 with it. But, I have the new 35mm GM ordered and plan to replace my Zeiss with that. Figured I’d just hold on to this Sigma until the GM comes and then compare all 3, then sell whichever 2 I don’t want.

@ricrob2 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid Robert, The studio looks soo dope, is that NY? what is the handheld remote trigger you are using to take your photos?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - and nope the studio is still in Michigan! The remote I'm holding isn't for photo capture, it's for raising and lowering paper backgrounds.

@Lucy-dk5cz 2 жыл бұрын

What brand and model is that lighting stand for your right background light. I’m considering getting something similar as a studio camera stand.

@TheBeautyBusNYC 4 ай бұрын

Hey, Rob. What style and size is that Ezglo?

@yves225CI 3 жыл бұрын

Great content as usual. Any link for this beauty dish?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Negative, that specific beauty dish is not for sale anywhere, if you’re interested in this dish I would look at a Mola Sollo or Mola Setti.

@omarello666 3 жыл бұрын

O molla my dream ((

@xavpil2 Жыл бұрын

You mention “the previous video” about white BG on location. Can’t find it on your channel. Can you share link? Thx and great channel!

@dpfreedman 3 жыл бұрын

What a great new studio space, Rob! Congratulations. We all knew the low ceiling in your prior studio was going to be a problem.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm quite excited about this space! I didn't find the ceiling heights to be a big issue when I moved in to the last space because I really only ever used the studio for solo portraits. But now that my client base has shifted there's definitely a need for more physical space including vertically. Honestly, the ceilings are much less about being able to put lights high up. Instead I was concerned about being able to mount lights from the ceiling just to light from above without stands or booms. Still haven't set that up yet but it's the second of my favorite things, only to the hard floors.

@JohnWolfrik 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! What's the name of that material, for product photography, on what the lens is standing?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Plastic?

@Lucy-dk5cz 3 жыл бұрын

How do you think the Cheetah or Westcott wing reflector compares to the Glow? I was going to order one through Cheetah after seeing your review about their different rice bowls but wasn’t sure how it compared. Ordering from Cheetah is hard for me as they don’t ship internationally meaning I would need to use a mail proxy.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

It's the ArcLight from Adorama which I believe is under the Glow brand. I've got it linked in the description. I've had 3 different ones now (Westcott, Cheetah, Arclight), and they are all identical to me.

@vincentw4881 3 жыл бұрын

Interested in macro lighting. Especially when really close.

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Not a world I’m usually in but maybe I’ll try it out and relay the experience.

@nirresharulgnanam2615 3 жыл бұрын

Rob when u put a light behind the product table,what is the power ratio for it with reference to the key light?.thx

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t measure the light hitting the translucent because it really doesn’t make sense since the goal is for the surface itself to be illuminated to a certain level. So I just up the power until it hits the far right side of the histogram, then add 2/3 of a stop which I’ve found is the realistic white clipping point on my camera.

@cooleyballs1 3 жыл бұрын

Would that work for a sunglasses shoot..?

@DeeDogg 3 жыл бұрын

nice tips! is it possible to get the same results without the vflat's?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

You can it just requires more attention. The more of an angle you take with the background lights, the more it will “skip” to the other side and not back into your lens. The more distance you have your subject from the background, the less off a chance they’ll be hit by the rear lights and the less the bounced lights will hit them. The more narrow reflector you use, the less chance for light to flood back towards your subject (but also the less area of the background it will illuminate evenly). This is why I like the V-flats, they really open up the angles of light that you can use.

@DeeDogg 3 жыл бұрын

@@robhallphoto cool! I'm gonna try this way because it seems cleaner. And I'm from Michigan hopefully we'll run into each other!

@mordavian 3 жыл бұрын

When I use a backlight under the table I get some white inner glow on the edges of subject. How can I correct this with the same light setup you use?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure you are exposing the surface as little as possible to retain pure white. Sometimes people just go like 3 stops brighter than necessary, so make sure you aren't doing that. Also the more you bring the object to the front, the further it is away from the "panel" which is now the light source. You can also feather the reflector up so it's putting more light on the background, and rely on the combination of your key light + feathered reflector to get you the white exposure in the front.

@mordavian 3 жыл бұрын

@@robhallphoto thank you so much.

@dalequetepego 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Have you tested mixing the qt600ii and the AD400pro? I mean using them at the same time, one as the main light and the other as a fill, for example. It's possible? Are there discrepancies in timing or color temperature? Thanks!

@robhallphoto 2 жыл бұрын

Discrepancies in timing will be influenced more by their respective power settings (which is dependent on distance, light purpose, and modifier), and discrepancies in color will be influenced primarily by modifier. So, it's hard to say there's any concern, when the concern is more dependent on all the additional variables.

@harryraja-alho4109 3 жыл бұрын

Is that curved reflector self-made, or can one possibly be purchased somewhere?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

It’s linked in the video description.

@seanstours3913 3 жыл бұрын

Whats your opinion on the Lastolite Hilite?

@robhallphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Oh we have one of those somewhere in the studio. I’ll only use it if there are no other options on location. It’s flawed in that too much light goes through in comparison to what it takes to illuminate the surface. Worse, it warms the light a TON. So in close proximities, your subject will have a warm edge light on their shoulders/neck/hair. And since it’s your background, just like using a light directly behind your subject, there’s no possible way to flag the unwanted light without also obstructing your background. Again, I’ll take it if I’m given a drab conference room and no time to load a paper backdrop in, but it’s a last resort.