Tabletop photo tips and tricks.

In this video I'm going to recap some tips and tricks I used over the last year.
None of these tips and techniques are particularly difficult to implement and most don't really need a great deal of equipment but the results can really speak for themselves.
How to use studio flash / strobes / speed light / flash gun to light a photo art image on a table top.
Phase One XF iQ3 100MP Medium format camera used for studio sill life photography.
Studio photography lighting techniques for Still Life, Visual Art, Products.
Still life captured with flash / strobe / speedlight.
The laws of light and the physics of photography.
Lighting techniques to add interest to still life photography.
This is just a small selection from the videos I've produced in the past year.
Links to the full videos where you can find more details on how to achieve these sorts of results.
Water drop photography • Water drop photography
Lighting tips and techniques for creative still life photography • Lighting tips and tech...
Levitation photography • Levitation photography
No visible means of support in visual art photography • No visible means of su...
Multiple lighting setups still life photography • Multiple lighting setu...

[@alexanedda3960]

I will always repeat: Tony you are the best teacher on the net. Thanks to you I have had the opportunity to learn and discover a thousand techniques, and your videos are explained so well that even a "non-expert" like me can understand. Thank you very much, I hope to see new videos and learn many other tricks

[@CameraClubLive]

Thank you, glad you appreciate the videos.

[@stevewheeler8640]

I've binged 4 of your videos so far. You sir, are an excellent teacher AND presenter! SO many of these "How To" videos the presenter FLIES through the instructions making it damn near impossible for me to follow along.... Especially the Photoshop segments. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your style and presentation.... Not to mention CONTENT!

[@CameraClubLive]

Thank you very much thanks for watching.

[@leonloya1180]

I am always overly impressed by your presentations and especially by the simplicity of your compositions yet effective photos. You are the only person on the internet who does not meander between confusing elements, hence resulting in well understood sessions.

[@CameraClubLive]

Thank you, and thanks for watching.

[@ruudmaas2480]

Beautiful work

[@CameraClubLive]

Thank you very much!

[@pesopedro66]

Thank you very much for these creative ideas. The next few days will be cold here in Vienna/Austria anyway and now I have a few more “excuses” not to have to go out. 😃

[@CameraClubLive]

Have fun!

[@baronio2]

Dear, I love your videos and tutorials. Really the best channel. Following you continuously and waiting for your next video! Cheers from Rome (Italy)

[@CameraClubLive]

Thank you so much 😀

[@christinerobinson-eb4my]

Thanks Tony for this reminder of the various videos on table setups that I've enjoyed throughout the year. All set to try some myself over the rest of the winter. Wishing you a very Happy New Year. Keep those videos coming. 😊

[@CameraClubLive]

Very welcome

[@parolajd]

Thank you for taking the time to make some very interesting videos. I do appreciate your experience, patients and creativity.

[@CameraClubLive]

Glad you liked it

[@vgikovecable]

The great master of the masters! God bless you! Live long! Thank You!

[@CameraClubLive]

You are very welcome

[@JayantKulkarni]

Thanks GURU !

[@CameraClubLive]

Thanks for watching

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

love your teachings Sir

[@CameraClubLive]

So nice of you

[@DanaPushie]

Thank you Tony. There is really nothing else like watching someone who knows what they're doing. I'll Bookmarked this video for future reference. Cheers and thanks again for the master class.

[@CameraClubLive]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@geovannimartinez6853]

Master.. espectacular.. gracias -

[@CameraClubLive]

Thanks for watching.

[@RosadoBuisness]

Great job. Thanks again.

[@CameraClubLive]

Thanks for watching

[@rogerlove7588]

Thank you for taking the time to produce this compressed series of techniques. I’ve admired your work for several years and have learned a lot about lighting from the videos. However, I’ve found myself fast forwarding quite often recently when you repeat the same information about cameras, settings, and post production in every episode. I understand your reasoning, but I’m looking for new information, if you follow my drift. This video was refreshing in that it presented your concepts and techniques in a more streamlined manner. You may have already shown how you achieved each image in the past, but this time around I found it more compelling. Again, thank you and best wishes for a great 2025!

[@CameraClubLive]

Thankyou for your comment. Glad you like the videos

[@victorcarmelo8606]

Always love your videos and the sound of your voice describing what’s happening is very easy to digest your work. Thanks and a happy new year.

[@CameraClubLive]

My pleasure!

[@candelariaatalaya5709]

I am always amazed❤❤ by your presentations and classes

[@CameraClubLive]

Glad you like them!

[@mahmooddookhith3286]

Learnt so much from you, Tony. A big thank you, and Happy New Year ❤

[@CameraClubLive]

My pleasure!

[@leto_len]

Thank you for a fantastic year of videos. Happy new year and all the best for 2025.

[@CameraClubLive]

Thank you too!

[@davidstevensasidewayslook8831]

simple solutions and methodology, great

[@CameraClubLive]

Glad you liked it

[@jacqueslauzon]

Thank you for this fantastic video. That's exactly the type of photos I want to do this winter. Glad I have the chance to see it. I have subscribe to you chanel. Best regards and Happy New Year!

[@CameraClubLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AntoineSteen-f5l]

Hi, Tony. Thank you for this video. I have learned a lot from you over the past year. And I hope to do this again in 2025. All the best for 2025 for you and you're team.

[@CameraClubLive]

Happy new year!

[@bikalpa1234]

Thanks for the reminder. Year ends with 24K subscribers. Happy new year.

[@CameraClubLive]

Happy new year!

[@josediazh3890]

Muchas gracias.

[@CameraClubLive]

You are most welcome.

[@Arripa-777]

Thank you ! 🍀

[@CameraClubLive]

Welcome!

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing.

[@CameraClubLive]

Thanks for watching!

[@candelariaatalaya5709]

Please teach us a class on how to photograph paintings. Thanks, and happy new year 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CameraClubLive]

That's an idea for the new year, thanks for watching.

[@andyvan5692]

thanks for the sinar bit, nice to see it being used for a closeup shot, pity it was a MF sensor, and not a Lomograflok (instax wide), or a film sheet shot, but, well done, could have added some selective focus as well 🙂... maybe next time?

[@CameraClubLive]

I gave up film a long time ago. Thanks for watching.

[@baothiletran-ef8zn]

thank you

[@CameraClubLive]

You're welcome

[@garyf0001]

Did you use normal matte black perspex, or some special photographic version? Thanks for another excellent video!

[@CameraClubLive]

Just the normal version. Thanks for watching

[@helendavies2742]

Fab videos , Great ideas! Quick question if I may - does it help to be working in a dark room as your video ?

[@CameraClubLive]

The right answer is sometimes...! The black drapes help control unwanted reflections, however it is sometimes convenient to bounce light of the walls and ceiling for omnidirectional effects. Thanks for watching.

[@v.malinovsky]

Interesting video as always! i have a question. if i use a large format lens in 90mm for a 4x5 camera, how many millimeters would be on a 44x33mm digital sensor?

[@CameraClubLive]

The focal length of the lens will not change. The thing that changes is the angle of view. hope that helps. Thanks for watching.

[@v.malinovsky]

@@CameraClubLive I realize that, but I'd like to know roughly what the angle of view will be.

[@jimjenjazz]

Hello from a slightly warmer (than where you are) Andalucia, and I wish you a happy New Year. I have a question, on the last example, where you shot the peony using a gobo, could the same (or at least a similar) effect be achieved by using a snoot on the light?

[@CameraClubLive]

If the snoot was of a similar size to the distance between the light and the gobo, about 40cm, then yes....! But in practice this would be very difficult to work with. Thanks for watching.

[@i_am_x_wild]

Whats the surface material? A glossy....?

[@christinerobinson-eb4my]

It's a sheet of perspex, readily available online😊

[@i_am_x_wild]

@christinerobinson-eb4my Thank you. HNY

[@CameraClubLive]

As already mentioned, its Perspex or acrylic sheet. Thanks for watching.

[@i_am_x_wild]

@@CameraClubLive Thank you. Thanks for these tutorials! HNY!

[@Juventinos]

here's an idea for a video.. that might get millions or no views lol can you share a naming/organizing system for files?

[@CameraClubLive]

Thanks for watching.