Creating still life compositions can be done in many different ways due to the diverse combinations of lights, backdrops and camera height, and camera settings that join together in order to create an interesting set of photos, even when using the same prop throughout the photoshoot.

For example:

Smaller Set Up:

This set up allowed the lighting to be 100% controllable as the lights allowed the temperature to be changed along with the brightness through the use of nobs on the back of them which could give the photos a yellow or blue tone whilst saturating the colourful background. Along with that, the lights had ‘barn doors’ which could subtly change the direction of the light without moving the whole light itself, making it easier to eliminate shadows.

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Bigger Set Up:

This set up used flash head lights that only flashed when the shutter button on the camera was pressed which created harsher lighting and increased the exposure of the photo, especially as the product table was white as it helped brighten the image further. The product table was had an infinity curve which eliminated the shadows from the images and gave the photos a professional look.

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Birds-Eye Set Up:

This set up was difficult to use as we had to stand on a stool in order to see what we were photographing which led to a lot of trial and error as we couldn’t tell if the photos were in focus until after they were taken. We changed the light set up and used flash head lights which took some time as the lights didn’t want to connect to the camera but it created better lighting for our images.

Some examples of our photos: