How to Shoot Perfect White Backgrounds

How to Shoot Perfect White Backgrounds - No Cut-Out Needed!

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Shooting products for e-commerce or catalogues? Discover my AMAZING system for achieving PERFECT white backgrounds with NO CUT-OUTS required.
Getting a pure white background is tricky enough. When you also need to make the shiny product look beautiful, you've got a challenge on your hands.
In this video, I reveal my tried-and-tested technique for achieving both perfect white backgrounds AND gorgeous gradient lighting on hard-to-photograph glossy products. No more ugly reflections, no more cut-outs!
See how easy it is to:
✅ Effortlessly capture stunning jewellery photographs
✅ Transform glossy makeup with professional-grade gradients
✅ Effortlessly capture stunning gradient lighting on difficult-to-photo everyday products
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@VisualEducationStudio 11 ай бұрын

for those that think the products look too matte or chrome like, please check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp-RnbqGzajPips.html which shows an easy trick to add in the gloss look whilst still capturing fantastic product shots for shiny objects

@bala1000mina 9 ай бұрын

Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much Karl!

@shaunbaileyuk Жыл бұрын

Very generous of you to give a your photography secrets, good video informative and to the point.

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@josephchan4198 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Love the tips on using your cone and positioning of tripod. Hope to see another video in July or August. Thanks.

@Folitro1 Жыл бұрын

Adequate diffusion is the key here... Awesome results!

@anasmhimd4902 Жыл бұрын

This is astonishing!!!

@Dark_Viking Жыл бұрын

So simple, so great! Thanks for such a cool trick

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@garethVanDagger Жыл бұрын

That light cone is voodoo magic. Amazing!

@marianghioda 10 ай бұрын

Light cone! Thanks bud!

@aussie2uGA Жыл бұрын

I like the technique! The only criticism I could see is if the product manufacturer says "wait, our product is glossy, not matte..."

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Hi, in our next video using the Light Cone we show you how to easily create a high gloss and diffused look at the same time.

@LYSYSTUDIOS Жыл бұрын

Thanks Karl. I don't do product photography (I don't do photography for living), but I am as always fascinated by your craftsmanship and I do believe that this genre of photography will always require humans to be involved...

@RotterStudios 10 ай бұрын

Great work!

@_jonkent Жыл бұрын

Nice video, I’m subscribed to the website and I’ve learnt so much. My only thought with this particular setup, is the white background bleeding onto the product. I’m guessing if you raised the glass high enough that would solve this problem?

@arun1991siddharth Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sir. I am following you since 2014 still you are innovative. I learned so much from you. THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR.

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome

@soyusunk Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@farzinfarhang Жыл бұрын

Another perfect tutorial Karl! Even though I-love-the-result using the cone, it makes the products to look like matte finished for the less reflective and semi-gloss finish for the extremely reflective objects. what can we do to introduce the true percentage of the shininess to the viewers?

@truthsayers8725 Жыл бұрын

great video!

@Garbid Жыл бұрын

Genius! Thank you! Would you explain what material is light cone is made of? And can i use just shoot through umbrella or big 165 umbrella with diffuser as one light source? With reflector from opposite side?

@ilyasselbouchtaoui Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@patricklaureau Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mariusserbann Жыл бұрын

Karl, I bought your large cone and love it! So effective! However, in a lot of situations I find it to be too small...can you please come up with a large one? I would buy it instantly! :) Thanks!

@mahdiakbar7731 Жыл бұрын

Thanks .that was helpful

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@indiegogogirl2662 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Are LED better for product than strobes? What tripod are you using here?

@fawazkhazma4149 Жыл бұрын

Master ❤

@jklphoto Жыл бұрын

Another excellent tutorial Karl. I needed to do some flat-lay images recently and came up with a great system for rigging the camera horizontally. Simply attach a Manfrotto SuperClamp directly to your tripod (no head) with a Double Female 3/8 adapter #066. Then clamp a monopod #3016 into the Super Clamp and extend it over the table. You can connect the camera directly or add a monopod head #3232. Rotate the camera in the clamp to level and extend it as needed. You can also add a sandbag if needed to the monopod to balance the camera and lens. Cheers!

@rockj8197 Жыл бұрын

So much easier and more effective! You are such a pro. You said are using LED constant lights? Any specific reason for that?

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Hi thanks just to show different ways of working and to make it easier for the guys making this video!

@lindameaton8008 Жыл бұрын

Hi Karl excellent video and very informative. Have you got any guide lines for shooting trophies which reflect everything including the camera.

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Hi, you might find this class useful: visualeducation.com/class/shooting-shiny-chrome-objects/

@nilanthamichael5345 Жыл бұрын

Thank u sir

@SAHILANSARI-2001 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Welcome

@animeweeb5140 7 ай бұрын

Super

@lulilcspixel Жыл бұрын

Wow, hello Karl. The cone you made it by yourself.?

@fernandobonenfantphotography 8 ай бұрын

what lens are you shooting with ?:}

@The_Daliban 9 ай бұрын

where can i buy the cone and how much is it?

@sleepgolfer77 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Karl! Does the background white bleed into the object photographed, considering it-s that close to the object? And how is it not reducing contrast (washing out) at that distance, while going for 255 white? It's been fun been following you for decades now, I think :-)

@estebanrestrepo9256 Жыл бұрын

with white objects it might bleed a bit more, I was wondering the same

@HenkvanMierlo 11 ай бұрын

My experience is that it does not so much bleed into the object, but you'll miss the natural shadow. If you like a shadow under the object, this is also not the way to do it. But it is a great technique for the necklace for instance, because that does not have any shadow on the back side. It all depends on the level of photography you're aiming at. The cone is a brilliant solution by the way.

@magedzaki9637 9 ай бұрын

W can I purchase the cone?!!

@davidmilisock5200 Жыл бұрын

Love it, is the cone labeled with your name?

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Hi thanks, yes it is. We make it in association with V Flat World

@marcelplavec6453 Жыл бұрын

are u working on SONY?

@sergio_x2487 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting technique. But what if we’re shooting something that should be standing on the table and have a shadow. Like shoes or bags. Especially white product

@theexplorationcentrebyphot3607 4 ай бұрын

Hi Karl, is it possible to purchase your cones in Europe? I'm based in southern France. Thanks. Rémi

@anotherguycalledsmith Жыл бұрын

Hello, Karl, apart from my slight criticism in my other comment ;-) another question… Does the _opacity_ of the cone material influence the effect good enough that one could dose that effect somewhat more carefully (by choosing a somewhat _less_ opaque material)? Thank you ;-)

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Hi, the opacity will only affect the exposure or the amount of light that can get through it. The most important thing on this material and something we tested many iterations and formulas with the factory to get right is called the 'optical density' and that is how the light spreads and how smooth the gradient will be. Optical density can be affected by the type of material, the thickness of the material and of course the light scattering properties of the material. Things like opal acrylic sheets, LEE 216, LEE 400 lux etc all have excellent optical density for working with good gradient lighting which is what we had to also achieve with this material.

@anotherguycalledsmith Жыл бұрын

@@VisualEducationStudio Hi, Karl, thank you so much for your quick and friendly answer. Very German working attitude of yours, might be due to your first name… ;-) Yes, this totally makes sense to me what you are saying. It must be rather difficult to find the right density for the material. So, in might case, it might be best to jump into a huge soft box myself… just kidding ;-) I am looking forward to watching your excellent content, have a nice week!

@Krishnsakhistore 11 күн бұрын

Amazon needs cutout only for jewellery. I tried and it gives error says image has non white BG. Thanks for the trick anyway it is good.

@eserleon 5 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@MikeTaylorPhotoArts 9 ай бұрын

Nice technique. Question, if you want the product to have any kind of shadow on the surface, this technique of under-lighting would not be the solution. Correct ?

@VisualEducationStudio 9 ай бұрын

That's correct

@bobsykes Жыл бұрын

Interesting to me that you're using a Sony camera body and two very classicly good Sony lenses.

@whoeverwhoever400 7 ай бұрын

looks like nice with the cone, but the hair dryer looks matte, not glossy, which might misrepresent the product.

@VisualEducationStudio 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. We have this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r52lddVnqNS4dmw.htmlsi=HvTTHQKcDn8Gbwuy to demonstrate how to keep the product looking glossy when using the Lightcone.

@motorvelo 8 ай бұрын

Looks light somebody went mad with the dulling spray

@VisualEducationStudio 8 ай бұрын

This video shows how we combine soft gradients with a high gloss look using the lightcone: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r52lddVnqNS4dmw.htmlsi=C0oLu0JVUn3qNoDQ

@anotherguycalledsmith Жыл бұрын

@5:40 I do agree with you for other products, but already with the door handle the problem starts… Yes, it does look much better, BUT it is not very “honest” ;-) And with jewellery it is even worse. By looking at this shot you might assume that this piece has got a matt surface when it actually is highly polished…

@connorkenrick7674 10 ай бұрын

S/O to the cam op on the 4:58 Shot lol

@Denrosss Жыл бұрын

Товар - фен - чёрного цвета, в конусе он стал серым - это perfect?? Плюс отражение белого фона в краях изделия такие, что края исчезают - это просто брак.

@MiBSuM Жыл бұрын

-there is just one problem with the cone: Everything looks a bit frosted. Not glossy any more. The black hair dryer and makeup even more so than the silver things. Not exactly what the client wants I guess. You should demonstrate with some frosted things. I wonder if this works perfectly then.

@mwitbrot Жыл бұрын

4:43 Maybe wonderful result, but looks false - dull instead of gloss. Same thing with hair dryer.

@TimHull-SkinAct 3 ай бұрын

How would you get perfect white backgrounds like this with larger, furniture size products?

@VisualEducationStudio 3 ай бұрын

I'd use white acylic base sheets and bounce lights of the walls behind to reflect in the white gloss acrylic. This is covered in depth on our site.

@TimHull-SkinAct 3 ай бұрын

@@VisualEducationStudio Fantastic! Thanks for the information.

@TimHull-SkinAct 3 ай бұрын

@@VisualEducationStudio Can you send a link to it? I looked but can't find it. The studio space will need constant light since we will also be using it to shoot the product videos. We are shooting treatment tables and we need to demonstrate the electric movements of the tables. We will gladly purchase the training... we will be purchasing light cones and v-flats too!

@VisualEducationStudio 2 ай бұрын

There's also a video in here with constant lights and the same technique visualeducation.com/section/packshots/

@TimHull-SkinAct 2 ай бұрын

@@VisualEducationStudio I just purchased the 3 Light Cone set and our first Duo Boards!

@chrisstratmann8430 Жыл бұрын

the results are very nice, but the light cones are to expensive

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

We think $70 for the large one and is reasonable. When you consider the price of a product you have to also consider the packaging, the marketing, the development and the amount of other work to get a product to a customer. It's never as simple as it seems.

@Rroy137 Жыл бұрын

This setup and cone will not work for a lot of products, for example eyewear,sunglasses,etc.

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Hi, it works really well. We've used it on glasses and sunglasses.

@rentalunits Жыл бұрын

Alas, but this will not do, the glossy surface becomes matte.

@VisualEducationStudio Жыл бұрын

Hi, in our next video using the Light Cone we show you how to easily create a high gloss and diffused look at the same time.

@michalkubecek Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that. I have to admit I felt exactly the same, especially with the hair dryer. If I only saw the resulting image, I would think it was dark grey and matte rather than black and glossy. Something in between the two versions would probably work better.

@user-ld7xd1xk5c Жыл бұрын

no good>

@Denrosss Жыл бұрын

Укачало. Что ж так шатается всё? Пьяный оператор?

@franzhollywood 6 ай бұрын

Really?? That is horrible! Sorry , it is so disappointing to see a professional photographer who 'teaches' trying to sell that garbage. Guess, you need the money! Another sellout! Sad!

@VisualEducationStudio 6 ай бұрын

This comment is strange for its lack of accuracy and insight. Karl has been a photographer shooting for clients for nearly 30 years but as a company we've also been teaching photography through our platform for over 15 years (very successfully too). Karl with his partners V-Flat World designed the LightCone photography tool and of course is happy to help promote the product and show what it can do, it's a successful product used by tens of thousands of photographers so I'm not sure how you can 'sell out' when you are designing and selling your own product that just doesn't make any sense? I hope you can reflect on your opinions now you have more accurate insight.