Quick camera settings to start taking pictures of your products
Hello,
This is a quick review of how to quickly setup your digital camera in order to begin shooting product photographs inside an enclosed photography setup, like our photography lighting systems. For the full step-by-step guide, check our Photography Startup Guide.
1. Perform a Custom White Balance. How?
- Set the camera to manual mode
- Fix the aperture to F8.0 (Point-and-shoot cameras) or F16Â (DSLR cameras)
- Set the shutter speed to 1/100
- Go to the custom white balance menu or settings on your camera (read your manual)
- Turn ON only the fluorescent lights of your photography system
- Point the camera down towards the bottom platform of your enclosed system (make sure there is no items inside)
- Press the button in your camera (that your manual indicates you to use)Â to measure, or perform the white balance of your camera.
2. Attach a close-up lens (+2 OR +4) around or on the front of your lens or lens adapter.
3. Set the ISO to the smallest number in your camera (80 or 100)
4. Turn on the Macro Mode (The Tulip/flower icon)
5. Choose your photos to be of ‘Fine’ resolution and the largest size (in Pixels)
That you get you going quickly,
If you are a visual learner, then checkout our ‘Camera Setup in 10 Easy Steps‘ article, which has lots of photos and step-by-step information.
Hope that helps,
Ezequiel Nacach
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