Product photography: How to make a perfect white background

[@lordzid667]

holy crap this was the best tutorial ever.

[@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]

A_nDinG glad you find it useful 🤗🤗

[@la6136]

This is exactly the answer I have been looking for after watching tons of product photography videos. You are the first person to explain this without trying to sell a bunch of expensive equipment.

[@SKILSPLIT]

You way of explaining things and your work is way better than all expensive geard photographers

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@adidbello]

4 months searching for a good lightning tutorial, and boom! I find this! Simple spectacular

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@edwardduarte7393]

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!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad for it!!!

[@josephchan4198]

Good to know you can use umbrellas for some practice product photography. Thanks for the tips.

[@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!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you found it useful

[@josephchan4198]

I see what I can do next 30 days as a hobby. Have to do some research. Thanks for the fashion and product photography videos.

[@notme-sm6zb]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@josephchan4198]

Awesome!! One of the best videos on starting off on product photography. Thanks.

[@audreyd8112]

Your pace is great, very clear, thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Oh Thanks 😊

[@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.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@josephchan4198]

Thanks for different angle to photography non reflective items if you have umbrellas. Great work as always!!

[@assoumanim]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

YES exactly

[@johannalcaraz7401]

I like the best professional superb tip you share i will definitely do it, you gave me a discovery to give the best for my product shots, You are the PRO, also i like the way you teach is very clear and accurate. I am now a follower of your channel.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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

[@josephchan4198]

Awesome!! Hope to see another video this year from you.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you Joseph!! Will make for sure

[@grufiog]

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

[@rishimakhanlal8905]

Very well explained! Good job. Thank you.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you Rishi.. glad you liked.

[@picklerickstan7613]

Loveee! Thank you for this tutorial

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome 🙏🏼

[@ziontrain2242]

thank you boss! i now run my own websites and the pictures i take are great looking! grazie!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Wow glad for it. Thanks for sharing it. It’s a pleasure whenever I can be helpful 🤗🤗

[@larbueno]

Thank you so much!!! You solved my problem/challenge in under 8 minutes! My client will be so pleased with this simple solution.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks for watching it. Enjoy the new idea

[@MariusVolden]

I saw 4 seconds in and I saw the umbrella behind your head and I thought immidatly: "Why havent I thought of that?!" and then 4 sec later "if he gonna tell us to like from above ima like this video", and now I have liked this video and subscribed

[@kilombazo]

WOW! simple yet elegant. A new trick I didn't know. Thank you for the video!!!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome!!!

[@downtofun]

This is super helpful. Thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you for watching.

[@sassychuchi1335]

Thank you! I need this right now.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Wonderful go for it!

[@osiris5315]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad for you. thanks

[@DerrickJones19]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks Derrick

[@CrazyAboutFlyFishing]

Nice simple tutorial thanks.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you!!

[@ifixifi]

Thank you! This solved our Amazon listing problem in one step!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks

[@mompols]

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]

Thanks for watching

[@atlas4647]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad it was helpful and thank for stopping by!!

[@Prodigy2380]

Awesome work. clear and concise. Thanks for sharing

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanksss

[@Michael-fw5ef]

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

[@Sriharikrishna01]

Best explaination sir ❤️🤝 very usefull👍💯

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you and welcome :)

[@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!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Hope you found it useful, thankd for stopping bu

[@kevinparkes417]

Brilliant! Simple and to the point. Thank you

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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

[@onequietday]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching

[@JTechWP]

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

[@ChandaraRatt]

This is a quick but precise video. Thank you!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome 🙏🏼!!

[@jondeanedits]

Really useful to see the differences - great explanation - thank you. Subscribed!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@rajiv2612]

Thanks this was super helpful!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

You welcome. Thank you

[@channel36july]

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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-ZfImniLx1qsU

[@juanbusci]

Laredo, this is the best tutorial about lighting techniques for product photography , grazie mile!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Prego!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Classiccarbscouk]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks

[@Houston1906]

Excellent tutorial!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you!! 🤗🤗

[@mrrcassidy]

Keeping it simple. Love it.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks 😊 glad you like it

[@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

[@albertosandoval9777]

Sure @@LaredoMontoneri, I will comment here after testing your setup in a few days.

[@benkastberg]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you liked it. Thank you!!

[@warrendvideography3004]

Great tutorial it helped me out alot with my product photography

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you for sharing it with me..

[@waseemmehmood5685]

you deserve an award for this

[@LaredoMontoneri]

:) Thanks

[@bluedoggraphics1743]

I love learning something new. Thank you!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you liked it! Thankss

[@masgitz]

Nice video. Gave me some good ideas

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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

[@Jessiezamarron]

Learned a lot!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad for it. Thanks for watching

[@LearningZoneLanguages]

Thank you, that's exactly what i needed

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching it!!

[@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

[@matrixphotodesign]

I do both top and side looks amazing .

[@Lolleittaadam]

Thank you for great material , It's very useful

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome, thanks for watching it

[@wagner.trindade]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you for watching and commenting. 🤗

[@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.

[@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!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks for sharing it. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@benharris3949]

Brilliant. I learnt so much from this short and simple explanation

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you Ben, Glad you liked it!!

[@yoseigalvez7644]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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

[@diegodelzotti5778]

un utilissimo tutorial... grazie mille

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Prego, grazie a te

[@raniapasheko3491]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks for watching it. I don’t know who Slavoj is.

[@raniapasheko3491]

@@LaredoMontoneri He is a famous intellectual. Thanks again for the amazing content of your channel

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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

[@marciocasimiro6106]

very simple and useful tips

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@pinkanderson3379]

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

[@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

[@purpletoo12]

SO helpful!!!!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you!!!

[@darkletrs4286]

Fabulous ! Thank you

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks

[@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

[@Algerographer]

ma men you give me a hell of a lesson thanks❤

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@Bartskol]

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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thankssssss...

[@SaeedGamesTV]

Great work 💯👏 Thank you so much

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you for watching it

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[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@ThomBmx]

This was very helpful. I have to do a similar shot to this with a jacket that folds up into a pillow so hopefully I can execute that with having your tips in mind. Thanks for the video, very helpful!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad it was helpful!! Thanksss

[@ThomBmx]

Laredo Montoneri subbed by the way👍🏼 keep up the good learning content

[@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

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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

[@JustDavidMinistries]

Laredo Montoneri Much appreciated

[@JustDavidMinistries]

Laredo Montoneri Much appreciated

[@majdiwishah7285]

I like your simplicity of explaining Thx 👍

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you!!

[@sikarkabanjara]

Thank you so much for this amazing video tutorial.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome!!

[@sikarkabanjara]

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[@stupedrandomname]

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

[@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]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for stopping by and be in board.

[@hayatalali1752]

This was exactly what I was looking for .. thank you sooo much

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Yourrrr welcomeeee

[@benmintz2877]

Good video. Thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Glad you liked it!

[@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?

[@titilayoorhiunu1849]

Thanks for this video. I found it very insightful.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Nice to know you liked it. Thank you!

[@jessicagreen3201]

Sooo helpful!! Thank you!! 😊

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thankss

[@lefterhsk1]

thank you for the video! what kind of paper is this?

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Just normal thick paper from art store, the same you way use to draw with a sharpie

[@lefterhsk1]

@@LaredoMontoneri thank you for the answer...i have not big experience in photography and i am trying to photograph my wooden carvings for online shop...your video was enlightening

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks for letting me know. Glad it was helpful.

[@tomservo3728]

Nice one thank you!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

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Wow thank you so much for this video! Exactly what I was looking for.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

thank You Jane!!

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[@LaredoMontoneri]

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[@davideleonardi8269]

@@LaredoMontoneri grazie mille! 😃

[@lukebedford401]

Vert good, thank you!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

🤗🤗😬🤗 Thank youuu

[@lukebedford401]

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

[@AyandaBailey]

Thank you for this 🙏🏽 so helpful

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome 🙏🏼

[@snakeyjakey7643]

Well explained, thanks!

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you!!

[@erwinmixvideos2558]

great one sir

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you Erwin !

[@picamixsoilmulchinthebigba1429]

Appreciate the video, learned alot

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome 🙏🏼

[@KangsDKN]

That's amazing vidio, to my own opinion, I feel there are more details in shadows, but it depends with desired look. It's a great video, short & straight.

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you 😊

[@anoushkasundaram6082]

I loved your video and that accent, very adorable :D *_* Love from India

[@LaredoMontoneri]

🤗🤗 Thank you!!

[@damnkinky]

Thanks for the video.. Very helpful

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Your welcome. Glad you find it helpful

[@cadBify]

Love it

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thanks

[@ledakol3027]

Good photo. But you have many windows ) when I shoot I see not same . I use soft box. Need ambrela?

[@LaredoMontoneri]

The window you see doesn’t have enough lights for the camera to record it. So all the light you see in the photo is given by the top umbrella. Or even softbox is fine. Just use the proper power and setting and you get it too. Trust me it’s physics

[@mohammedaareeb5341]

Great tips. Super work 👍👍👍👍

[@LaredoMontoneri]

Thank you, Hope it was useful in some way. 😀

[@mohammedaareeb5341]

@@LaredoMontoneri Welcome Always