Product Photography
Quality photography in your print advertising and website is very important to selling your product. Tabletop photography for standard sized product, macro (close-up) photography for small product and large product photography. Product photography available in our Simi Valley studio or at your location. Photographer offers a wide variety of professional lighting and backgrounds. Product images for advertising, sell sheets, catalogs, websites and all other business needs. Digital or film based product photography. We can make your product images "float" with digital clipping (background removal). Studio located in Simi Valley, CA (Northwest Los Angeles). You can contact us at 805-577-6914 or use our .
Product photography of shoes with built in roller skate wheels. Shot on seamless paper. Employed by manufacturer in print advertising and website.
Technical Info:
Camera: Sony digital
Lens: zoom
Lighting: Hot lightsCopyright © 2002 by Skidz
Product photography for a jewelry designer. Prop is a real (stuffed) rattlesnake. Jewelry photography requires professional lighting in order to present the product well. Images for designer's print advertising and catalog.
Details:
Body: Toyo 4x5
Optics: 210mm
Film: Kodak EPN
Illumination: Professional flashCopyrighted © 2000 by Susan Brighten
Ceramic tile product photography for a manufacturer's print catalog and advertising. A mix of soft and hard lighting was chosen to insure the carved textures would stand out. Because of the quantity of images needed and the weight of some products, a temporary location photography area was setup at the client's factory.
Technical:
Camera: S2 DSLR
Zoom: 35-105mm
Lighting: Professional Flash
Page Layout: Gainey in housePhotography © 2008 by Gainey
Studio shot of clothing on a mannequin. Originally shot against white seamless paper. The background was digitally created to add some color and contrast. Product photography for print advertising.
Details:
Body: S2 DSLR
Optics: 35mm
Illumination: Professional strobes
Background: PhotoshopCopyright © 2005 by Ruckus
Velvet color samples for a furniture manufacturer. Digital capture with text added in Adobe Illustrator. Used in both print advertising and website.
Technical:
Camera: Fuji DSLR
Text and Layout: Illustrator
Lens: 50mm
Lighting: Professional flashCopyrighted © 2004 by Valet Masters
Product photography of audio amplifiers. Hard lighting was chosen to add some drama and shadows to a simple one color product. Background is digitally created. Used in manufacturer's print advertising.
Details:
Body: Fuji DSLR
Optics: 35-105 zoom
Illumination: Professional flash
Background: PhotoshopPhotography © 2003 by Goldmund
Macro (close-up) photography of decorative wine cork. Used in print advertising.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Lens: 50mm with 12mm extension tube
Lighting: Professional flashCopyright © 2005 by JFT
Document copy work. Copy work done in digital and/or film. Professional lighting and perspective control.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optics: 100mm
Illumination: Professional strobesCopyrighted © 2002 by Classic Roofing
Painting and other artwork copy work. Copy work done in digital and/or film. Professional lighting and perspective control.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Lens: 100mm
Lighting: Professional strobesArtwork © 2007 by Jones
Product photography of clothing on a mannequin for an online retailer. Digitally clipped, background removed. Originally shot against seamless paper.
Details:
Body: Sony Digital
Optics: Zoom
Illumination: Hot lights
Background Removal: PhotoshopCopyright © 2002 by Vnus
Location shoot at pool with natural light and strobe fill light to reduce shadows. Used in manufacturer's print and web advertising.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Lens: 100mm
Lighting: Professional strobes working as daylight fillCopyrighted © 2005 by Hang Loose
Mid sized product photography. Used for print and magazine advertising. Also used for company's internal documentation.
Details:
Body: 4x5 Toyo monorail
Optics: 150mm
Film: Kodak EPN transparency
Illumination: Professional strobesPhotography © 2000 by EMP
Macro (close-up) product photography of small toy figurines. African basketry used as a background. Print advertising and website.
Technical Info:
Camera: Sony digital
Lens: Zoom
Lighting: Hot lightsCopyright © 2001 by JT Imports
Product and children photographs for video game company. Product images digitally clipped (backgrounds removed).
Details:
Body: Sony digital
Optics: Zoom
Lighting: Hot Lights
Location Shoot
Page Layout: OutsourcedCopyrighted © 2002 by Game Unit
Getting a good photograph of flame requires a studio shot mixing strobe light and a longer exposure in the darkened room into one exposure. Product photography for print catalog.
Technical Info:
Camera: Toyo 4x5 monorail
Lens: 210mm
Film: Kodak EPN transparency
Lighting: Professional strobesPhotography © 2000 by JT Imports
Product photography of a custom built computer case for a magazine article. Used in feature article and front cover.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optics: Assorted
Illumination: Studio Strobes
Location shoot
Text and Layout: CPU MagazineCopyright © 2004 by CPU
Location shot of a printed circuit board from a music recording console. Background (notes) digitally added.
Technical Info:
Camera: Fuji S2 DSLR
Lens: 100mm
Lighting: Studio strobes
Location shoot
Background: PhotoshopCopyrighted © 2008 by Tree
Product photography of vitamin packaging for print and web advertising. Sharp focus limited to front bottles, allowing back bottles to go soft.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 digital
Optics: Zoom
Lighting: Studio strobesPhotography © 2005 by Nature's
Product photography for a web retailer. Clothing shot on a mannequin and digitally clipped to appear floated.
Technical Info:
Image Manipulation: Photoshop
Camera: Fuji S2 digital
Zoom: 35-105
Lighting: Studio StrobesCopyright © 2002 by Vnus
Photography for a magazine article. One of our last clients to request film rather than digital files. While we offer either, virtually all of our clients now prefer digital capture.
Details:
Body: Nikon F2 35mm
Optics: Assorted
Illumination: Studio Strobes
Location Shoot
Page Design: MagazineCopyrighted © 2003 by Classic Trains
Photography for large display print in manufacturer's trade show booth. This torch is used in the electronics industry to heat "shrink wrap" tubing. Getting a good photograph of flame requires a studio shot mixing strobe light and a much longer exposure in a darkened room combined into one exposure. Background and highlights color created with lighting gels.
Technical Info:
Camera: Toyo 4x5 monorail
Lens: 210mm
Film: Kodak EPN transparency
Lighting:Studio strobes with colored gelsPhotography © 2000 by Turbo
Company executive holding one of their products. Used in print advertising and press kits.
Details:
Body: Fuji S2 DSLR
Optics: 35-105 zoom
Illumination: Studio StrobesCopyrighted ©
Product shot of knife for an import company. In store advertising displays.
Technical Info:
Camera: Toyo 4x5 monorail
Lens: 210mm
Film: Kodak EPN transparency
Lighting: Studio strobesCopyright © 2002 by JT Imports
When a product is photographed, both the studio background and product's shadows are also captured. Sometimes this is unwanted. The background and shadows can be digitally removed. This background removal is called "clipping" a product. Ferguson Photography can "clip" images we shoot or any existing images you may have.
Details:
Digital Manipulation: Photoshop
Body: Fuji S2 DSLR
Optics: 50mm
Illumination: Studio strobesCopyrighted © 2010 by Aurora
