Product Shot - Pamphlet

I had the pleasure earlier this week of shooting  my good friend Gontran Blais' winning entry in Communication Arts magazine.

This was a great opportunity for me to do a little studio product shot, not something I do very often.

Set up was pretty simple:  two Alien Bee B800 and one Nikon SB-800 with a Honl Speed Grid.

I set up the product on a grey seamless and then used the big lights to create nice even light coverage - no shadows.

I then used the SB-800 with the Speed Grid to create a hot spot right in the middle of the product set up.

I really like the end result as it really makes the product stand out from the background and gives the bright color a really nice pop.

Gontran also wanted to make sure the silver binding of the pamphlet was highlighted so I used a similar set up and shot a wide variety of close ups.

Gontran and I have successfully collaborated in the past winning a prize in Grafika magazine for a piece called Paper Lover and being published in the 2005 Communication Arts Design Annual.

I don't usually do a lot of this type of product shot but I must admit it's really nice to have an inanimate object as a model.  You can take all the time in the world to get the shot right and not ever have to worry about it getting bored or tired.

Looking forward to shooting a bunch more.