HOW TO SHOOT highly reflective product with LED lights, IPHONE or ANDROID | Tutorial for beginners

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Smartphone product tutorial for beginners. Learn how to use RGB continuous lights to light up your products. Manual photography settings explained in this behind the scenes video. Android or iPhone, any smartphone or camera goes.
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How to take photos of highly reflective products in manual mode and RGB continuous lights? #iphone14pro #moment

[@shyamukumar8774]

Thank you.. you're someone who equally considers the same importance to the Android users as well.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome. I love android, and I prefer android. Unfortunately, I had to switch to iPhone three years ago because I had majority of issues with compatibility of these phones. Whatever took me two hours before now it takes me an hour… android footage was also giving me a hard time in video editing programs

[@laurentngassam314]

First lesson of the year: FOCUS!!!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Yes, first one and simple one

[@MsFelixKatz]

Excellent! And spot-on re technical rules in context to bending them. As a designer, illustrator, and former art director/decorator (television), I’ve ascribed to, and given that exact advice. It’s a rule of its own, used by artists throughout history, but one we sometimes forget in this age of technology. It was refreshing to hear your shout out.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you so much for such kind words and thank you very much for your support. I am glad you found the video interesting and you liked it. Best wishes.

[@colingerard7863]

Hi Zdenka. I like videos like this because it encourages people to explore photography more and with everyday things in the home. I use the flashlight from mobile phones to light various things, behind that can as a rimlight for example. Also, standing glass ware or a bottle of water on the flashlight to create interesting shapes can be fun for the background (and a good nigthlight in a bedroom). I use them for shooting with phones and cameras. Enjoy the rest of your day and sending good vibes from London.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience… have a great weekend

[@aw1091]

You have just given alot of hope to beginning photographers who dont have the big budgets many thanks and blessings for this wonderful video😊!!!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome. I’m glad the video helped.

[@TheoThugga]

This was literally the most helpful product photography YT Videos I’ve seen. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome

[@abdullahal-dulaimi5397]

Very good job, easy, smiple, reliable, straight to the point.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I’m glad you liked the tutorial. Thank you very much for your support.

[@Tony_Hennessy]

Smart phone cameras are getting better and better

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Absolutely agreed

[@johndarylucmayon]

Break the rules and enjoy taking those photos and that's the reason i love this video,kudos

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you so much for your support

[@dannythewanderingmonk]

Beautifully presented. So satisfying to watch, more to come....

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you very much for your support. I’m glad you liked the video.

[@juanlujano4895]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome

[@1viggen007]

Yes, excellent 🗿

[@ZdenkaDarula]

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[@MiMetaverso]

You always surprise me on how creative you are! Thanks for sharing all your tips and suggestions Zdenka!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome

[@Ambassadors-in5iu]

Thanks so much. Can you please guide me as to what software you are using for editing on your computer?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I use Adobe premiere pro but I suggest learning DaVinci resolve instead as that one if free and equally good

[@thecookingshorts]

im going to have to give this a try.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Enjoy the process and best of luck

[@GOTOCODE]

Thank you for simplicity

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You're welcome!

[@idelodarkknighter]

You are gift from god to me!!✨🔐 || Thankfully and What’s the Pro app name of Camera?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I’m glad you like the video. I just used a regular camera app which came in the phone.

[@laurentngassam314]

Ahoj Zdenka and a very Happy New Year to you …

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Happy new year to you as well

[@boredfive3001]

Nice Lighting Tittorial. I learned a lot about lighting orbs.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I’m glad you liked it. Thank you very much for your support.

[@boredfive3001]

​@@ZdenkaDarula Yes indeed. Very nice sized pair of bulbs. Tutorial was good too.

[@kristianoleme]

Trying this tomorrow... great content!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Best wishes enjoy

[@ArminSteiner]

Great video, very useful even for DSLR use 👍🏻

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Absolutely this can be done with any camera literally

[@Mona14807]

I learned so much in this, thank you!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I’m glad it helped. You’re very welcome.

[@sweetblueman]

Happy New Year

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Happy new year

[@BugsBunny-y3m]

Very helpful and very well explained❤

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I’m glad you find a video helpful

[@tazwho757]

where do you do your edits from? can you suggest any apps in phone where we can get the same editing features from ?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Snapseed is free app and capable of great editing

[@illadeligut]

Super helpful, thanks for posting!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome

[@antoniobriciomoreno7190]

Happy new year Zdenka. Waiting for more videos.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Happy new year to you as well and thank you for your support

[@amburishkhanna9348]

Happy New Year.. Very useful content as usual. I need a suggestion from you. Which smartphone camera is good for beginners to start with KZbin videos. Please suggest. iPhone 14 Pro vs pixel 7 Pro vs Samsung s22 ultra.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I wish I could answer this question but I don’t review phones so I don’t know the other 2. I chose iPhone because it is the most compatible with gambles and other products.

[@frequencyeffects3442]

Always helpful and inspiring.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you very much for your support

[@poonamspassion1145]

Great video 😊👍 Thanks for sharing

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome

[@ramanathetraveller]

Wish you a happy new year 🎊 from india

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Happy new year to you as well

[@AllSetByArun]

Hello mam. Am arun from India. can you do a video about how to take selfie group photo on canon m50 mark ii. when am trying only me focused,others blured, can you please help me

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you for your request. I don’t have Canon M 50 Mark two, but I can tell you that the principal is exactly the same with any camera. You just need to select correct aperture …. You need to boost it up way higher start at F/8 and up.

[@AllSetByArun]

@@ZdenkaDarula thank you😍

[@avg18]

Great tips!!! You hace answered some questions I've had. It is very interesting to see how the behibd the scenes go. Loved the idea of the parchment paper 👍🏻

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you so much…. Great you liked it

[@madhatterdiscgolfer4031]

do you have a video about shooting products that are semi-transparent ?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Unfortunately, I don’t have such video sorry

[@carlosread5887]

I would have placed the phone vertically, in order to fill more the camera's sensor with the product. Otherwise, excellent job!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Absolutely I would as well however, I would have a very hard time create this tutorial. I needed to show the lights and smartphone screen for beginners.

[@timothyfrederickchurch81]

Maybe I should drink that mocha drink on my way home from work? Nice video, happy new year. Glad I found your channel.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Well, that will definitely keep you awake once you read what’s inside of it. I will not attempt. 😂😂

[@heinelehmann5729]

Hello. Great video. What is the name of the Iphone photo app you are using?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you for your support. I’m glad you like the video. I am just using regular camera app on iPhone the default one.

[@heinelehmann5729]

@@ZdenkaDarula ❤

[@heinelehmann5729]

I can hear now you are saying you are using a moment app :-) .. Very nice

[@Ana-mn8ln]

Amazing video!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you very much for your support

[@thisisgerald]

how thick was the plexiglass used in the vid?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I am not exactly how many millimetres I bought it in a store. It’s just a standard plexiglass

[@stevesmacfix]

Love these projects! More!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you for your support

[@arturovazquez5232]

I really enjoy your videos and the way you explain things. When you are good at something, you can teach well. And you share you knowledge very easily. Thanks!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

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[@akshaksh6805]

hello Zdenka nice video! i hope you will be fine (INDIA)

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you very much for the greetings and many greetings back to you to India

[@kenromero9236]

Which Moment app did you use? My new iPhone is driving me crazy! It really screws up portrait images. I don’t know what the software is doing but I take better photos with my iPhone 8 +

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I use Pro camera by Moment

[@kenromero9236]

@@ZdenkaDarula Thank you. Really appreciate your videos.

[@tomfraser3086]

I have to shoot a few dozen pieces of lumber that are very similar. Using my iPhone 14 pro max. Aside from a slate is there a way to embed each pieces SKU in the photo ?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I think you would have to do it in a post manually

[@cranioex]

How to avoid this blur on the sides, if I'm using a camera I would put f/22 to avoid this but on the iPhone? I'm lost

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Unfortunately you cannot do anything about it on the phone as there is fixed aperture

[@scottg.544]

nice video! well done!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you very much!

[@yveslegh]

Fantastic 👍

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you very much for your support

[@igehring]

What is the phone app again ? Thank you !

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Just the regular phone camera app

[@darrenp1078]

What do you do when your LED light device is too large, and it shows up in the photo? Is editing it out the only option?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Unfortunately, you can’t use bigger lights otherwise, you have to erase it in the post

[@Onlylovelystuff]

The finished shot has hard light still distorting the type. A quick google image search will show you this exact product photographed with more balance and with legible text.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Of course if you use much higher end lighting you will achieve that. This tutorial was for limited budget lighting set up…

[@Onlylovelystuff]

@@ZdenkaDarula There are other tutorials using only iPhone and only one cheap light with 3 exposures that have a better result.

[@Leeroyz1]

Thank you Zdenka for your very helpful tips once again. Your tips are very helpful for a beginner like myself. A commercial would be great to see with “behind the scenes” helpful tips, tricks and editing.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome

[@Still_waiting4U]

Thanks. I love you mam.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Most welcome 😊

[@adhikariproduction0097]

thank yu

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You are very welcome

[@TIME-4689]

WoW

[@ZdenkaDarula]

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[@TECHXSTRIKE]

i love the video but why you always using iphone 🙄😢i dont have iphone i have poco x3 indian diveces plese use androide thanks , love your videos always

[@ZdenkaDarula]

You can use any smartphone. I use iPhone because it is the most compatible and this is all I can afford. I am not going to buy another phone and all accessories with it. I would need to rob a bank.

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Hi

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Hello

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[@motorvelo]

It still looks like you should have employed the services of a photographer.

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Thank you so so much… to be honest, I am enjoying this way more… I don’t know what it is, but creating tutorials for KZbin is just more enjoyable

[@Bestvideocalgary]

I didn’t get anything from that

[@ZdenkaDarula]

That’s too bad

[@pgchem]

What mobile phone you like use for product photography?

[@ZdenkaDarula]

To be honest, the smart phone I have, which is iPhone 14 Pro.. I don’t have a choice of smart phones

[@thetimepassstore2658]

:)

[@ZdenkaDarula]

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