One year worth of shooting: collection of 43 photography articles

March 10, 2011 @ 5:26PM

One year worth of shooting: collection of 43 photography articles

Set of most valuable articles from my photography blog by photography type.

By Alex Koloskov

From time to time we receive questions on how I did a particular image, despite the fact I have almost all the shots explained on the blog. It may be luck of the reader's enthusiasm or bad keywording my side, but the issue exists.

So, I've decided to put everything in one well organized post: it will be easier to address any question with the same link. The oldest article was written about a year ago, the most recent last week. You'll definitely will see a difference in style and the way I explained the shot, but even old ones should be valuable for those who like such behind the shot info.

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to post them in a comments area below the post. I'll do my best to answer. There is also Questions and Answers thread on my blog.

Articles by shots type:

E-books and masterclasses
Products
Liquid
Food
Jewelry
People
Equipment

Workshops, Masterclasses and E-Books:
	E-books and video tutorials: Any type of photography: Liquid, product tabletop, landscape... everything I love and passionate about. Check them out: Our e-books online store.

Workshops, Masterclasses and E-Books:

E-books and video tutorials: Any type of photography: Liquid, product tabletop, landscape... everything I love and passionate about.

Check them out: Our e-books online store.

Products:
	Trash can as a tool for a professional photographer: the end result all that matters? Exploring new technique; DIY shooting cone made from a trash can.
	Light painting (lighting brush) technique in product photography.
	Mastering jewelry photography: my experience with a shooting cone
	DIY shooting table for complete white background in product and jewelry photography
	Routine job of a product photographer: kitchenware packaging for Walmart.
	Lighting for small product photography: collection of lighting setups
	Shooting glassware on white background: high-key in product photography
	Shooting glassware on black background
	Tabletop photography tips and tricks: a good use of a tilt-shift adapter for DSLR
	Industrial tabletop photography: We gotta be creative!
	Tabletop photography I like: creative shot for Anisa International, step by step.
	Product photography behind the scene video
	Product photography lighting tips&tricks: working with reflective objects, part 4
	How to shoot glass: setting the lighting for tabletop product photography
	Working with reflective objects: cosmetic brush set photographed.
	Shooting cosmetic brushes: simple tips to help dealing with chrome finish
	Softbox v.s diffuser panels in small product photography: Cosmetic brushes shoot for Anisa International. I was using various softboxes for most of our product photography, but about a half a year ago I discovered a perfect use of translucent diffuser panels in product photography. I am talking about usually small product with glossy reflective surface with inevitable reflection form the lights on it.
	Sexy boot: Cover shot for the catalog. This is what we shot for the catalog cover (the full catalog photo session are here and here), a close-up shot of one of the catalog boots. Customer wanted to show the boot on a cove and wanted to have the most rich, tasty and sexy look possible.
	Lighting the lights: Designer's tabletop lamp product photography tutorial In this article I’ll show very interesting and unusual products shot: LED tabletop lamps along with other cool stuff.
	Studio lighting setup for a uniform catalog: Refrigiwear photo-shoot After we have successfully done a boots catalog photography for Refrigiwear, they decided to go with us on the rest of their 2010 catalog. This time we had a uniform 7+ hours photo-shoot with 4 models, about 30-40 outfits and four people (not counting photographer ) helping in a studio...
	Product photography lighting: It is simple when you know how. Working on our latest assignment, a catalog shoot for Refrigiwear, I decided to show how proper lighting can make a big difference by using one of the boots from the catalog as an example...
	Photography for packaging: simple steps on how to have it done right Simple tips and rules on how to make product look best on a package.
	Watch photography: advantages of tilt-shift camera adapter
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Liquid (splash)
	First AKELstudio LIVE! masterclass: water, apple, flash duration test and one shot of scotch whiskey:-)
	Fruit splash photography: how much post-production it takes to get a perfect splash
	Water in product and advertisement photography: episode two released This is a second episode (the first one is here) from the “Water in product and advertisement photography” series. This time we used the same tank and mix of distilled and sparkling water. The idea was simple: pouring objects into a water and shooting through the water tank, positioning camera strictly horizontal. Because we have used carbonated water, the tank must be 100% clean inside: every little piece of dirt on the glass will attract bubbles build-up.
	Water in still life and advertisement photography: Episode one As promised, here is the tutorial for what I call “underwater” product photography (not sure what the right name for this). We shoot several products, from fruits to a shampoo bottles, and now I am glad to show you the result...
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Food
	Food photographer in Atlanta: chicken wings, photographer, stylist and a sauce:-) Food photoshoot for Take-Out Restaurant. Client has this great idea of very simple and inexpensive Take-Out restaurant with more money spent on the quality of the food instead of workers, the building and silverware. Therefore the photography should be the same: simple, but showing the best of the product for each menu item.
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Food

Food photographer in Atlanta: chicken wings, photographer, stylist and a sauce:-)

Food photoshoot for Take-Out Restaurant.
Client has this great idea of very simple and inexpensive Take-Out restaurant with more money spent on the quality of the food instead of workers, the building and silverware. Therefore the photography should be the same: simple, but showing the best of the product for each menu item.

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Jewelry:
	Mastering jewelry photography: my experience with a shooting cone
	Focus stacking technique using Adobe Photoshop CS5
	Lighting for jewelry photography: the development process
	Photographing jewelry: the lighting setup, tips and tricks plus bonus video
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People
	Kids fashion photoshot: Arctic dusk in the studio. Part1 Kidswear faashion photoshot
	Fashion photography of our little ones: Whimsical Forest Article about our test shot with Einstein 640 monolight unit and large PLM umbrella on location
	The magic of PLM (parabolic) umbrella Kidswear faashion photoshot
	Studio lighting setup for a uniform catalog: Refrigiwear photo-shoot After we have successfully done a boots catalog photography for Refrigiwear, they decided to go with us on the rest of their 2010 catalog. This time we had a uniform 7+ hours photo-shoot with 4 models, about 30-40 outfits and four people (not counting photographer ) helping in a studio...
	Atlanta photography workshop: lighting techniques, setup and video.
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Equipment
	Hasselblad H4D-50 against Canon 1Ds MarkIII: what do we get for the money?
	DIY portable power system for Paul C. Buff monolights
	Why I do not use flash meter.. Do you?
	Developing tilt/shift system for 35mm digital camera based on 4x5 large format view camera
	Tilt-Shift adapter for 35mm Digirtal cameras: on the field test
	Studio in your hands: portable lighting setup for event photography
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