Product photography: How to make a perfect white background

In this video I am gonna show two techniques how to lit a product to get a nice wrapping white background. Useful for eBay or for any e-comm photos.
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[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you liked. Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

[@folklorefrench]

Absolutely!!! I have never seen anyone suggesting to put one light source on top of object!! What a result!!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@Dstonephoto]

This is absolutely brilliant. Having spent a lot of time on youtube trying to educate myself this tip truly drove home the dual benefit of light position and size for product photography. Go figure I only stumbled upon this nearly 1 1/2 years later.

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I was stuck in a rut at work we have to shoot all kinds of white shots and I listened to you BOOM!! Got the result I needed!

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[@Michael-fw5ef]

Thank you for teaching me - large light from the top instead of small light from the side.

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The best training I've seen thus far. So simple but yet so great.
Thanks!

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Very well done video. Good insight. I like light from the top now!

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[@adrianvanleeuwen]

Excellent demonstrations of light sources (large, small and position) on products. I have to start using my C stand more for a top light or my boom. Thanks again!

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[@deanbush]

All of the photos look good to me, so I guess it just depends on a person's personal taste or what a client wants and doesn't want.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Yes exactly! but this is a nice and affordable way to get also a whiter background

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Thanks for the class. Will watch again.

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Awesome tutorial!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@rishimakhanlal8905]

Very well explained! Good job. Thank you.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you Rishi.. glad you liked.

[@takiaschannel]

I been searching everywhere but can't figure out how to get pure white background when taking flat lay clothing photos. I hang my clothes on a white wall but everytime I take the photo with my canon m100 it makes the background bit greyish or something bit of yellow on it. I tried every settings I can think of. Also tried many set up with the lights and flash etc..
Your professional guide will be really approciated Sir.
Many thanks.
Eva xx

[@LaredoMontoneri]

First of all consider that by physical law it’s impossible to have a white pure background with the same light you use for the product, because the background is always little bit farter to the flash compare to the product so in order to get it total pure white, you should overexpose (and ruin) the product. Ok now besides this let’s see What are the camera setting? Do you used flash or constant light? If it’s yellowish it. An be that the color balance is not properly set or maybe some natural light spilling in to the photo. Anyway consider that you have to whiten the background in photoshop after that, you can check the other video I did about it. THIS czcams.com/video/iN6KVqSWBtc/video.html

[@purpletoo12]

SO helpful!!!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you!!!

[@DarrenPersad]

I quite enjoy the sense of presence and realism I get from the side lit images. It may not be as purely focused on the product as the top lit products, where the environment and shadows are basically eliminated, but the side lighting introduces a sense of scale and depth that makes it very realistic while still maintaining an exceptionally clean aesthetic. That said, I feel like the side lit shots will work better with a slightly more grainy/textured surface, like a dense paper, and with a rich and vibrant color, or very slightly off-white shade. I’ll have to play around with this myself, excellent video!

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Thank you so much. I was having this issue with my toy photography, now it looks more professional

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I just recently ordered some lights but they're the small ones. I think I'm gonna return them and buy the bigger ones lol. Thanks for this very informative video.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@grufiog]

I didn't know you could use the flash from top. Great tips here!! Thank you!!

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[@LaredoMontoneri]

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Glad you liked it and found it useful. and Thanks for replying and following me.

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Learn alot from this video. I love how simple and direct you gave this lesson.

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Thank a lot! I'm buying a boom arm straight away. Love the top shots!

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Nice video. Gave me some good ideas

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Good to know. Thank you for stopping by! 😃😃😃

[@albertosandoval9777]

In all my years of photographing products, I´ve never tried the top light source method, I use cross-lighting modified and get nice results. I will give your method a chance in my next project. Thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

And let me know how do you like it? Thanksss

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[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@juanbusciglio1771]

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Nice one thank you!

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[@benmintz2877]

Good video. Thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you liked it!

[@karentroise8584]

Great tips. Thanks! I want to make my own gradient black to white backdrop to photograph my jewelry and stumbled on your channel. Gratzi!

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[@lukebedford401]

Vert good, thank you!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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@@LaredoMontoneri No thank you! haha
I am trying to achieve a similar thing with a Large light box

[@kevinparkes417]

Brilliant! Simple and to the point. Thank you

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks for watching, hope you find the other videos interesting too

[@ChandaraRatt]

This is a quick but precise video. Thank you!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome 🙏🏼!!

[@i18nGuy]

That is a good technique where the top of the product is narrower than the bottom, since the top doesnt cast a shadow. But if the top was wider than the bottom like a drink with a little umbrella, or even the traditional coke bottle shape where the middle tapers in, the middle would be darker and if the top bulge was wider than the bottom it would cast a shadow.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Yes totally agree. This is not a technique that works for every photo of course

[@benkastberg]

Great tutorial, fun to watch and learned a lot about lighting product photos! :) Thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you liked it. Thank you!!

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[@warrendvideography3004]

Great tutorial it helped me out alot with my product photography

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you for sharing it with me..

[@mrrcassidy]

Keeping it simple. Love it.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks 😊 glad you like it

[@JTechWP]

Looks so much better with the big soft light from above. Great tutorial thanks

[@LilHickory]

thank you sm! This is so helpful! I been months trying so hard to get those white backgrounds with a light box, 3 Led lamps and messing with the photo editor. no success’ just washed out looking pictures and a grey background 😭, but you gave me much knowledge’ subscribing!!!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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Love it

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Thanks

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This was very helpful thank you. You gave me 4 examples quickly and clearly. You sped me along my way when making decisions for my shoot today. Appreciated!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Super glad it was helpful. Thanksss

[@junsikk]

Thanks for the video

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome

[@mariaibarra9531]

Great tip! Thanks! What about the white balance from the camera? which one is the best for this exercise?

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Always shot in raw, keep the AWB and then balance within the computer software (Lightroom or Photoshop), using a grey card or you can even use the white backdrop.

[@Bartskol]

Thank you very much! That top lighting is such a gold tip! subbed thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@Classiccarbscouk]

This hit the spot beautifully, thank you for the vid :)

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks

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Nice video. Clear explanation, simple and effective illumination. Thanks for sharing

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Great!

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[@assoumanim]

i also notice that the harsh light seems to provide more definition to the subject.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

YES exactly

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Excellent tutorial!

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Thanks this was super helpful!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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I’m working with a fashion store to create their e-commerce photos and your videos are helping me so much! Thanks for sharing ✨

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You're so welcome! Glad it's useful for you.

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[@LaredoMontoneri]

That's why CZcams exist, thank you Vincent

[@UNSCPILOT]

Just getting started with photography, mostly Astrophotography, but the lighting tips are quite useful as I try new things, thanks!

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@@LaredoMontoneri Been a huge space / tech nerd since I saw Starwars and star trek as a kid, and I'd already built a gaming PC that could handle heavy image processing, so it's an easy fit for me to get started on it, but since I'm using a DSLR it's also giving me room to use it for experamenting with other types of photography, and I do a little 3D printing and model building too so these lighting tips could come in handy if I want to show them off some :D

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Very helpful. Thank you!

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Grazie Mile!

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Grazie a te

[@matrixphotodesign]

I do both top and side looks amazing .

[@JustDavidMinistries]

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I have Godox AD600 and I’ve always thought it wouldn’t be enough to a product shoot. I was wrong. Thank you once again

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That's power enough.. and it's all matter of technique.. glad you find it useful. thanks for stopping by.

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Thank you, that's exactly what i needed

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching it!!

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great tutorial - simple , effective and straight to the subject. Btw you sound a bit like Slavoj Zizek :)

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😀👍 Ok.. sounds good to me. Thanks for watching

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Thank you! - This is such a clear and beautifully presented demonstration. Showed me just what I needed to know.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad it was helpful, thanks

[@raphaelcoelho1557]

The light direction changes only the shadows. The brighter is due to distance reduction. Light is closer coming from top increasing its power reaching the paper. That is why the flash with no modifiyer is again brighter. Because power is bigger. There is no relation between brightness and light direction. Use the first inclined light but put it really closer with same exif and that will be brighter again. But with shadows

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Yes infact with the light on top basically you are closer to the background also and this helps to brighten up. Thanks for stopping by 😀😀

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I like your simplicity of explaining
Thx 👍

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Best tutorial I've found so far. Now I just need to find the economy version of equiptment

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Sooo helpful!! Thank you!! 😊

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Thankss

[@terapeutadepatins]

Finally a good video about light and how to avoid shadow. This idea I can apply on video too? Thank you!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Yes it depends what you want to videos

[@AhmadAbukwas]

Hi thank you, I have two notes The side light is nicer but you will have the shadow, so you can use another flash to make clear white background, REGARDS

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Yes totally agree. I just wanted to do the set in the most affordable way so using only one light!

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Thank you so much for this amazing video tutorial.

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Thank you so much

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome Jacquline!! 🤗

[@luumpia93]

Amazing video. I’m stuck though, I shoot clothing on hangers and need a pure white bg. I use two strobes to achieve pure white but that light spills onto the clothing. How do I avoid that please?

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Nice simple tutorial thanks.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you!!