Product photography in London
Product photography is the bread and butter of any studio base still life photographer.
I have spent my whole career as a London based product photographer, and it’s a job that excites me still.
You have to love what you do
No matter what I am asked to shoot from and electric tooth brush to hanging a red grand piano from the ceiling. I never tire of looking forward to the next challenge that I am presented with.
The studio is for me a place to create. It’s where I have complete control of my environment. The lighting, the set, the mood.
It’s all up to me to make those decision to bring out the best in everything I am asked to work on
Making a plan
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For me working collaboratively with clients to realise their vision of how they want to portray their product is an important part of the process.
I enjoy meeting my clients to plan a shoot it is always an insightful time for me understanding what is needed and expected helps me to deliver exactly what my clients want.
My approach
Having started my career shooting on film. I had to learn the craft of the studio photographer, working on the image and composition in camera.
This is a method of working that has stood me in good stead over the years making it “work” in camera as much as possible. It adds a subtle level of realism that makes the images real and believable.
I have worked on many very complex shoot where the need for multi part comps has been called for but I still maintain the eye for detail to give even that style of image making a sense of reality.
Drawing with light
Like any other form of studio based photography lighting is at the heart of it all. for me drawing with light is at the heart of all I do.
Over the years I have built up a large collection of lighting kit needed for pretty much any project.
Some of the light modifiers I have made myself to my own designs to give me extra flexibility.
Being a product photographer in London has many advantages. Access to great people is for me one of the most important.
My stylist Sophie Surridge is fantastic at finding those elusive just right props you need.
https://www.sophiesurridge.com/
Nick Swaffield is a man I have worked with for the last 20 years and heartily recommend as one of the best in his field in London (if not anywhere). When it comes to retouching he really is a marvel.
https://nickswaffield.carbonmade.com/
I hope my work speaks for it’s self making my clients products look fab in the heart of London.
Take a look at my watch photography http://stilllifephotographerlondon.co.uk/watch-photography/