I used this for a product tutorial video that I made in Blender. I appreciate the information.

Good refresher course. Hope to see more videos in the Spring 2024.

Thanks a lot Karl, it's always a considerable knowledge boost after watching your videos.

Hello Karl. I have been following your work for years and am impressed. I want to express my gratitude to you for the information you give us regarding your creative approach and amazing work. You created not just pictures, but real art. And now to the question: If I photograph large products such as chairs, sofas, strollers, beds, etc. a lens on the order of a 35mm f/1.4 or 1.8 at an aperture of f/8-16 would do a good job or would another focal length of the 24-70mm variety be needed. I wish you happy holidays.

@VisualEducationStudio

5 ай бұрын

Personally those focal lengths would be too wide angle and distorting for me for those type of objects, I'd want to be shooting with at least 50mm or longer but then of course you need enough space to get back far enough.

I have nikon d5300, my products are baby tri cycle, bicycle, swing etc. Can you suggest the best lens for me for website and e commerce, need for video recording too.

Thanks for the info, and well presented as always. Question, if I may ... Do you stop the lens down just enough to have a deep enough focul plane to capture the entirety of the product in focus, or do you prefer letting part of the product drift out of focus? Is there a usual rule of thumb for what fstop to use? (Like, say a 35mm lens on a 35mm size sensor would only need an f4 but perhaps a 90mm macro on the same camera might need as much as an f11). So, is there a typical ratio between fstop and lens length to use as a starting point? Or is it just memorization? I'm aware that most lenses are sharpest when not fully open or closed, and I typically start with about two stops closed. So, if it's an f2.8 lens then I'll start at f5.6 and adjust from there. But, am I wasting time with this method? (Ok, that ended up being a bit of a ramble. Thank you for reading, teaching, and sharing your knowledge and expertise for so many years, Karl. Great job as always)

@VisualEducationStudio

6 ай бұрын

Hi thank you for your kind words that is much appreciated. In answer to your question, and it is a good one, you can find apps that actually calculate the DOF distance for certain focal lengths at certain apertures, at certain focus distances. It's a complicated area as there are so many variables because everything from focal length to subject distance to camera format has an effect on the result. The simplest rule of thumb to remember is the greater the magnification the less the DOF, for example a larger sensor equals greater magnification, a longer focal length equals greater magnification, being closer to your subject equals greater magnification - so in all of those instances DOF would be less. Personally I only use about 3 lenses regularly and I've just come to memorise the approximate DOF that each provides at different distances and apertures but as I mentioned (although I can't remember what they were called) I have seen apps that have a calculation method based on the lens/settings you choose.

Yet another masterpiece video.

@VisualEducationStudio

6 ай бұрын

Thank you !

Hi, I’ve always wondered, if Sony has the knowledge and ability to create larger censors like a medium format censor for hasselblad then why don’t Sony create their own larger censor for its own cameras instead?

@VisualEducationStudio

5 ай бұрын

The market isn't big enough for them to make cameras too for this sector, as a comparison 35mm sells in the millions, medium format in the less than 50,000 unit per year. Small fry for a company like Sony, Canon, Nikon.

I am new to photography and want to get into product photography. I own a online tackle shop retail business and i have to be up close to the soft plastic baits and hard baits to capture every bit of detail from the glitter and colorants. I was looking at the Sony a6400 and was going to get a 50mm lens for now the one that can be included in a kit and eventually get myself a sigma 100m macro lens. Do you think that is a good starter setup or should i look at alternative options. Budget is around $1000 maybe a little less if i can get away with it. I will be using a tripod and natural sun lighting in an outdoor setting for some context. Any advice is super highly appreciated since i cannot get a single response from anybody.

@VisualEducationStudio

2 ай бұрын

Hi, for the objects you describe it sounds like you will need a macro lens and our Light Cone will probably help with your lighting.

...the only one question is that - why didi you moved to Sony system?.. thanks

@VisualEducationStudio

6 ай бұрын

We have used Sony for many years, we also use Hasselblad for most commercial photography and we also have Canon.

@Leonx584

6 ай бұрын

Hi. So that means other brands of the cameras used for different types of product photography?! Can you breathly explain to me please? 😮​@@VisualEducationStudio

Can you stop advertising the light cones every few videos and get back to your standard videos.. it's all getting a bit repetitive for your subscribers!

@VisualEducationStudio

6 ай бұрын

Hi, I think we have a total of 12 light-cone info videos to publish and we will publish everyone of them amongst the other great free content that we also publish for you to enjoy. If you'd prefer uninterrupted deeper level photography and visual arts content then you can find 1000+ videos, live shows, full customer support and more at our website.

@RRH995

6 ай бұрын

@@VisualEducationStudio reply to a comment about plugging a product constantly by mentioning another purchasable product... sweet.

@VisualEducationStudio

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@RRH995

6 ай бұрын

@@VisualEducationStudio 🤣

@RealDianaGarcia

6 ай бұрын

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