Speedlight Product Photography | Beauty Care Lighting

[@workphlo]

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[@dikasochirin]

This Man is the GOAT of Product photography tutorials!

[@workphlo]

Bless you! : )

[@LisaOlierook]

This setup and video is so simple but so valuable! Thank you for sharing

[@BradleySkaggsNYC]

Your mask idea is a stroke of genius. Great vid!

[@Leivath]

One thing I love from your videos is the confidence on your talking. You make me feel anyone can do it.

[@workphlo]

Thank-you very much Anjuth! Come back for future installments :-)

[@nakleh]

These videos are really well done. I’ve been a commercial product retoucher in NYC since 1999, and have been shooting since 2007. Always learn something new from your videos! Thanks for posting them. Great job.

[@photo2000]

love that you are doing this with speedlights, showing you don't need thousands of dollars worth of gear to get pure results.

[@workphlo]

True! 🍷

[@gabrielortetboll2612]

you are the real g man! 🔥 thanks for sharing such a detailed workflow walktrough 🙏🏻❤️

[@workphlo]

No problem! Thanks for watching @workphlo

[@TheMrRatzz]

Nice work buddy. You make things so uncomplicated they are a pleasure to watch. Keep those videos coming!

[@workphlo]

Cheers Simon!

[@hesamjafari9738]

Straight to the point, Thanks for good work :)

[@DescubreAntigua]

Thanks for sharing, watched some of your videos, great work. Worked in photography several years, never thought about that thing you did to create a perfect mask, nice!.

[@workphlo]

Thats amazing thanks for sharing

[@dainius4168]

Once again - impressive work Dustin!

[@workphlo]

Dainius Ivaska Thx so much! 📸😎

[@Splitleaf]

What a striking image! Never would have considered lighting those small circles on the caps! Amazing as always, keep up the great work Dustin!

[@nguyennhungluu2678]

Wow i've been struggling with speedlites & products but this is extremely helpful for small studio. I couldn't imagine shooting products before with cheap gears, but it seems possible now.

[@workphlo]

Nhung Luu Absolutely it is possible, in fact we recommend it! Speedlights are wonderful :)

[@gustavolopez5403]

Mind blowing. you make it look so easy (which is not), specially when you go into photoshop. Kuddos.

[@RealJustJoe]

Who downvotes this? This guy is magic!

[@workphlo]

I've got a legion of resident trolls, that's how I know I'm headed in the right direction!

[@RealJustJoe]

haha this is true. Keep it up man!

[@BrunoRBSilva-fh9rw]

Always great and informative ! Really helpfull.

[@workphlo]

Thanks Bruno! I enjoy this kind of lighting, glad it helped.

[@Photoguy15]

Yet another amazing vid dude. Thanks

[@workphlo]

Samuel A. Suarez Thx! 😎

[@PeterWitham]

Great effect from simple lighting, thanks for sharing.

[@workphlo]

Peter Witham Thanks, glad you enjoyed! Look out tomorrow for a new episode

[@calebv476]

Yet another stellar video. Thanks man. :)

[@workphlo]

Cheers Caleb, I appreciate it!

[@raindropsneverfall]

What basic equipment do you suggest buying (esp. for product photography) when you’re new? I have a Nikon D3400 with a 18-55 mm lens. I also have a basic tripod from Amazon, I think.

[@workphlo]

That's great! I'd honestly get our steel support plate: workphlo.shop/collections/frontpage/products/steel-support-plate As well as 1 flash and 1 stripbox (linked below in the description).

[@keenobserver9678]

very helpful, would u please guide about if we capture in dark room what are the camera settings and do we use light reflector and diffuser in dark setting as well?

[@MrDue99]

Great!

[@workphlo]

Karama Omar thanks eh!

[@ErikThureson]

Good stuff!

[@malonecustomdesigns]

Nice work! Fellow photographer and KZbinr here....I think I'll subscribe!

[@workphlo]

Jay Malone Thank you! 📸

[@Hppyzmbie]

My job has absolutely nothing to do with any sort of photography but I'll be damned if I don't love your videos . Keep up the great work

[@workphlo]

It's addictive stuff, look out! (-:

[@BartEdson]

Hey Justin, I love these videos, and trying to replicate these shots. You've mentioned in a few videos creating a high contrast frame (Boomified!) to eventually use as a mask to cutout the product from the background. But I can't find where you explain that exact process. How do you take a frame of black and white pixels that is a layer in photoshop, and turn that into a mask? Thanks!

[@workphlo]

Hi Bart, in our Photographing Wine w/ Plexiglass episode we teach the mask method. Usually you just crank the contrast maximum in RAW until the product is truly black and the bg truly white. Then you can even just import that frame and magic wand "select" the shape of the item. And it's Dustin* :)

[@BartEdson]

workphlo Thanks so much, DUSTIN!

[@mariomifsud1302]

Well done for your explanation.

[@workphlo]

Mario Mifsud Cheers! It was a fun episode to make.🌟

[@dreamy1855]

Always a pleasure to see another of your videos pop up in my feed. How are you getting the changes to show on screen instantly with your masks applied though or have you edited in post and just showing us a screen shot? Hope you're well and as always look forward to your next video 👍

[@workphlo]

Thank-you Enigma Vapes! Always a pleasure, and yes mostly I try and do workarounds live on location, but the applied mask was a frame I added in later. Still searching for a solution to visualize masks like this during a live tether, would be helpful as I do a lot of trickery like this! Take care, friend.

[@PrinceMeyson]

Awesome content man. What focal length do you typically shoot at?

[@workphlo]

I usually keep around 50-90mm for a standard shot, though I often bring the camera in as close as possible (closest focusing distance is at my widest 18mm) to get a heroic towering distortion effect, which I used here. Cheers!

[@PrinceMeyson]

Thanks alot.

[@workphlo]

Anytime, thanks for watching my videos.

[@gulyadam1]

Hi Dustin! Great video! Just have one question for you! You took that photo with the third flash aimed at the background to get a silhouette of the products. In post production how do you use that picture as a mask, is there any way to convert the picture to be a mask? I am guessing you used that picture to create the background perfectly. It would be nice to see how you did it! Thank you for your answer! Keep up the good work! Cheers!

[@workphlo]

Hi! Yes, I simply create a high contrast frame. Then select the contents of the product (in that frame) with a selection tool like magic wand. Cheers

[@Sheababybutter]

Do you have a video on how you apply mask of the same color of the product ?

[@workphlo]

I just color sample, and make a flat solid!

[@jaimeemoses]

Bro love your videos. Keep them coming!! Can't wait for the next one.

[@workphlo]

A lot of solid tutorials are in the editing room, thanks!

[@droreinav372]

Great work! With what do u connect your speedlight to the strip box?

[@workphlo]

Thanks Dror, I use a speedlight to bowens mount adapter -- it is in the "frequently purchased with" section on Amazon, with the sofbox linked in the description. Best of luck!

[@droreinav372]

Found it, thank you! Looking forward for more videos! :)

[@workphlo]

More coming soon! :)

[@MuwexTech]

Really cool info! Thanks man!

[@workphlo]

Cheers, I appreciate the comment!

[@sciolistthinkdifferent6312]

I will be appreciated if you can provide this tutorial post processing. Cause am following your video tutorials and am lacking to enhance the label, due to dull product label my photography is not top class.

[@workphlo]

I hear you! I will be making an in depth editing tutorial sometime soon! Not for this exact setup but i hope it will explain any questions.

[@dckites]

Thank you!

[@workphlo]

Cheers Bruno! Love the positive feedback.

[@ilyasqureshi]

really helpful tutorial sir thanks a million , adding u on facebook to be friends

[@asub3292]

before you trigger the photo you put you hand towards the camera, what is that for? you can see what i mean if you pause it at 3:34

[@workphlo]

That's me triggering the shot by pointing the wireless shutter-remote right at the camera. The remote is super low-battery so it needs to be really upfront to trigger! Cheers

[@asub3292]

Thanks! I thought the remote was blue tooth or something and was breaking my head. Love the videos! You should go for a matte finished product next, like a tie. Thanks for making these.

[@workphlo]

No problem, thanks for the idea!

[@bbrunorocha]

loved the video but I would like to see a little bit more of your post production work !

[@workphlo]

Bruno Patricio Rocha Ok! Gonna film a solid post video for my next installment.

[@global001]

Look great but would be good to see how you make the final image using masks an your post production.

[@workphlo]

global.001 Thank you, I'll be including a lot more post production in upcoming videos!

[@global001]

workphlo look forward to it. You create some really amazingly images.

[@workphlo]

Thank you I really appreciate that

[@flevin58]

Awesome content as always! I would like to start practicing product photography on a low budget. Since this video is quite old, I was thinking to but a pair of Godox TT600 which cost the same as the Yongnuo YN560IV but have HSS as a plus. What do you think, is it a good buy ? Keep up the good work !!!!

[@workphlo]

Thank you for your kind words! That sounds like an awesome benefit with HSS if the flash is half decent

[@francescocuoccio]

Hi man! I have a question: how can you put your plexiglass base on your stand? Do you use an adaptor, don't you? Could you put the link here? I can't find it in your gear list.

[@workphlo]

Hey there, it's a custom welded plate! You can see it in my martini splash episode

[@francescocuoccio]

Ohh, thank you so much! I didn't watch that video yet! So, do you know if there is some of that sort of thing already done? Some of no DIY?

[@luislopez7899]

Have you found anything? I just found these videos and was wondering the same thing. A lot of product photography tutorials have custom things made

[@francescocuoccio]

Luis Lopez no, I'm sorry. I didn't find anything

[@DenimSuitPhoto]

You can something called a wall plate, they make them with locking receivers that will fit a standard 5/8" light stand

[@demirozvideo7110]

which speedlite modell ?

[@workphlo]

Yongnuo 560-III and 560-IV

[@demirozvideo7110]

thanks dustin 👍

[@Duphe]

thank you sir, excellent tutorial :)

[@workphlo]

Cheers Duphe!

[@ulsvencol]

I love your videos, could you do a Coke or Pepsi can with the one light approach? Thanks!

[@workphlo]

Alejandro Galbe Sure! Will do

[@phongnguyenvl]

your video is great but your video angle makes me don't know if the lights are placed in front or behind the product, hopefully there will be a top-down video angle so people watching the video can visualize

[@atharvashetye7479]

it would be better if you could show the editing on system part.

[@workphlo]

Will do brotha!

[@wibbley1]

So how did you generate the green background? We watch these videos for a bit of 'know how' as you put it but you miss this vital part. Your videos are great as they are things we can do at home with limited kit, but so frustrating as you assume we are as skilled as PS as yourself. Keep them coming. Thanks

[@workphlo]

Nige T Hey there, the green bg was a digital solid, a hue eyedropped from the products. I'll try and do a more in depth workphlo for masks, all I did here was use the mask I showed to exempt the bottle from the solid bg. A lot of tutorials exist for how to use masks, my Wine on Clear Plexiglass may be of assistance. Cheers!

[@vishnumurali7643]

May i joined your team .i love photography but i dont have camera and other things .would you please give me a chance to work with you

[@workphlo]

Perhaps ;) What do you bring to the table!?

[@juuonse]

It's a nice end result...but this is far from a basic packshot which you'd do for 10-20 eur/dollars / image :P

[@workphlo]

Cheers

[@tarekgazzaz453]

We want the way you edit plz !

[@workphlo]

I will deliver! Sorry to keep y'all thirsty

[@DeViLTh0rn]

17 people jelous..

[@user-en4lb8tq7t]

“next, grab your $12,000 soft boxes and then we’re on to something”

[@workphlo]

Haha, none of that here that's forsure

[@zwrk]

Who cares about this when it is better to do this in 3D.

[@workphlo]

Z Werk I disagree! A lot of applications here.