Years later and this is still one of the greatest product photography tutorials ever.

@darylnd

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! And featuring one of my favorite products, The Balvenie Doublewood.

@shinajvlog

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 💯

@carlosdias1940

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@scuffmacgillicutty7509

Жыл бұрын

I'll drink to that!

A couple of people keep coming up with the same comment so here's an explanation: - There were no constant lights used for the actual photos. All studio 'flash' lights have what is called a 'modelling lamp' that is on all the time to let you see what you are doing and the effect of the light. Based on the camera settings these lights have no effect on the picture. When you push the camera button the flashes fire and that's what makes the picture. You may not see the flash every time in the video because the video frame rate doesn't always pick it up. But you can hear the flash go off every time. Cheers Karl.

@stegokitty

10 жыл бұрын

I guess I was (yet another) person with the same comment that prompted your response. Now I'm confused by your response. I don't understand. I don't understand at all. "You may not see the flash every time in the video because the video frame rate doesn't always pick it up". Actually I do see the flash fire every time, and I'm confused that you're using a flash, when you've got all of those lights set up.

@VisualEducationStudio

10 жыл бұрын

stegokitty The burst of flash comes out of all of those lights that are set up. All of those lights that are set up also have a continuous light source so you can see what you are doing and figure out what your flash is going to look like. We don't use the continuous light (they are called modelling lights) as they are not as clean, pure or as powerful as the burst of light from the flash that makes the picture. The continuous light has no effect on the picture, based on the camera setting the continuous light doesn't even show up in the picture only the flash light is recorded to make the picture.

@stegokitty

10 жыл бұрын

***** Okay,so are you saying that all of the lights you set up are synched to the camera, so that they put out an extra burst of light when the shutter release is activated, and then go back to their normal state?

@VisualEducationStudio

10 жыл бұрын

stegokitty Yes you got it!

@skatertwig26

9 жыл бұрын

+Karl Taylor Please!!! Where can I find the black plexiglass/perspex? I can't seem too find it anywhere at all I live in USA thanks!!!

Hidden reflective gold cards ! Genius idea !

@matthewmorganphoto

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone know the easiest place to source these?

@thomastuorto9929

4 жыл бұрын

Try craft/art supply stores. US, Michaels & such.

This type pf informative videos can be rarely found on youtube Thank you

What I appreciate about your work Karl is how detail oriented your are with your photography. How methodical and calculated you are in composition. I'm trying to train myself to be more patient and thoughtful in my composition and photography. Thank you for sharing this. Blessings.

I've been taking photos of bottles for over 10 years (and getting better each year I hope!) but I still enjoy watching videos like this. I first saw this one years ago and it was one that helped me learn. What I love about this one in particular is the aim to do as much as possible in camera with a single shot rather than taking 50 different pics and comping them all. There's a time and place for some comping of course - product photography is about the final image not just the process - but too many photographers take too many photos and that tends to end up with a fake looking pic, not to mention the extra time. Nothing beats the satisfaction and the 'natural' look of a well-thought out and well-lit (almost) single shot! Nice one Karl.

That Hasselblad is just the "=" button of a calculator when you do a calculation, which in this case is planning, organizing and being patient and above all enjoying the process. Thank you very much for sharing.

I love learning from Karl, this series and these photographers are treasures

Karl Taylor = A strikingly amazing artist and tutor (since always)!

This is one of the most informative and helpful videos I've seen. No fancy lingo or jargon. Just a simple breakdown. Thank you.

Every time when i watch your videos, i feel pretty much confident of achieving something very potential. Yes i mean it honestly ❤️❤️Thanks Karl

In fact you're right Karl. I have your pro series 'product and still life photography training DVDs' and i can say that this video is indeed a tiny fraction of what your quality videos are about. Great Work Karl. Thank You

I really appreciate that you put so much work and effort in this tutorial just to show us how it's done right!

Thanks to this short tutorial I was finally able to shoot my bottle of Hennessy Paradis with a spectacular result. I can't thank you enough.

Thank you for the great incite. Its the little touches that you show that most people would over look when trying to create a shot like this that make this tutorial great. I will definitely be getting your series.

Karl, you are amazing and such a nice guy sharing all this stuff with us. Thank you very much!

You are the King Mr Taylor !!!

ohhh...physics and art indeed....drool and just stunning!

Update to my last post. I've spent another 12 hours dialing in this shot. I absolutely nailed it. Beautiful. I added a blue filter for the horizon and wow the picture just jumps out! It's clear to me now that knowing how to set up for this shot and actually having the knowledge to produce the image are two completely different things. I couldn't figure out how you got the neck light so I used my own method and comped it in separate from the wrapper. Thank again Karl, you're a great teacher and I appreciate your sharing it!

This video is pure gold thanks for sharing

One of my favourite videos

Beautifully done!

Karl, you are the King. Well done!!

Karl, you are inspiring

One of the best demonstration videos i've seen. Great job.

Truly stunning final image !

amazing! thank you karl

i love all your works..

I agree great teacher, patient, and a great assistant. Very informative!

Karl - this video is FANTASTIC! BIG thank you!!! You Are The Best!

Excellent tutorial video. I was looking to do the same for a product, but in video instead of photography. You kept me here for 16 min. You Sr. are a truly professional!

Pure Genius!

great tutorial! Thank you Karl Taylor

Absolutely brilliant work! Thanks Mr Taylor…

This was fantastic.

This is magic.

Brilliant mate. Superb lighting!

Absolutely amazing!

Cheers Karl, look forward to future videos!

Wow this is an awesome tutorial. I would have never thought of using techniques like putting cardboard behind the bottle and shining a light on the backdrop. Well done...

Karl , I think I've found the best tutorials on youtube about photography, thank you very much for sharing with passion and humility your knowledge , it is very difficult to find something like this for free , when I have money I will inscribe one of your workshops , greetings from Mexico .

The best explanation of product photography on KZread. I am an old Art Center College of Design grad and used to shoot this stuff with 4x5 and film. Just one tip always use Dustoff before shooting on a black surface.

Awesome!! Great teacher. This is good for a store, hobbyist, and contract worker. Thanks.

Beautifully done. Great video.

WOW! This is awesome! I would have never guessed the setup looked like that. Very impressive sir. I need to watch more of your videos. You are very inspiring and take the time to show things nicely!

best video on product photography and light I've seen on youtube

Thanks for taking the time to make such an amazingly detailed video. You can learn a lot about the properties of light even if you aren't interested in photography.

Karl has totally won me over!

This is like the pure science of creativity. Good stuff!

Karl is simply awesome.

Great work. I didn't realize how much was involved in getting a shot like that.

Karl, great video and a simple and clear breakdown of how to achieve amazing results.

Great stuff Karl.

You are the best Karl ... Love from Chile !!

Epic shot, epic tutorial, thanks!

Outstanding.

This is one of the best videos I have seen in a while, thank you so much for sharing.

Awesome work! Nicely done.

Absolutely brilliant Karl. Thank you so much!

Excellent tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing.

Thank you, Karl for this amazing lesson! Much appreciated

A nice presentation with detail of light. Thanks Karl.

Learned a lot from this, thanks Karl.

thanks karl you are my inspiration

KT thanks for sharing. Simply brilliant

Great ideas. Thank you for sharing this with us

Brillant. Thanks for sharing, Karl.

Excellent tutorial with great tricks. Thank you !

This video is wonderful, and the way you explain everything, man, it's just perfect. Thank you very much.

Excellent, stunning, perfect. Thank you for sharing!

A true photographer!

Thanks Karl Taylor for Hi-end Tips

Many thanks Karl for giving me the link to this video. Good to see that reflector cards are still in regular use. You say "This isn't magic, you know. This is basically physics, science, mixed with a bit of art". How very wise and true that is.

Fantastic video, amazing this content is available to anyone. As someone who often shoots whisky bottles (poorly), I may need to adopt this setup! Thanks again for putting this out and especially for showing the differences live as the lights were moved / removed / etc

I really appreciated this video. It's very enjoyable to see the thought and techniques that go into getting fine results.

love it,thank you!

you are an excellent teacher, awesome as simple and complete explanation

fantastic shot there Karl! Thanks!

Thats sooo awesome thaaanks

thank you really helpful for the product photographers, your lighting technique classes are amazing man

That was incredible! Thank you so much for sharing it!

Fantastic tutorial. One of the best that I've seen

Too amazing! I need to try this out. Thanks.

karl, it was AWESOME to watch this. Well done the video and how you decompose all. Thanks.

this is art

Like always your on point great video love all of them Thanks!

Amazing setup light

wonderful. thank you very much karl.

pretty awesome! Although im not really a photographer, im more of a retoucher i still enjoy watching photoshoots. Sometimes they help me with lighting issues or how to address them. good job karl!

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!!!!

Excellent tutorial Karl!

Extraordinary Techs

Very instructive Karl! Thanks.

Karl- not sure if you know this or not, but there's a giant satellite dish in your studio.

I have watched many tutorials with product photography, but this one is the best so far! so much inside/detail information! keep on doing that Karl! p.s. the whisky is awesome!

Perfect shot! Thanks for sharing!

Awesome video and absolutely fabulous demonstrating!

WOW! Good studio!

thank you! this was totally helpful !!!! you rule!

Great tutorial..Thanks Karl