How to Shoot Perfect White Backgrounds - No Cut-Out Needed!

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Shooting products for e-commerce or catalogues? Discover my AMAZING system for achieving PERFECT white backgrounds with NO CUT-OUTS required.
Getting a pure white background is tricky enough. When you also need to make the shiny product look beautiful, you've got a challenge on your hands.
In this video, I reveal my tried-and-tested technique for achieving both perfect white backgrounds AND gorgeous gradient lighting on hard-to-photograph glossy products. No more ugly reflections, no more cut-outs!
See how easy it is to:
✅ Effortlessly capture stunning jewellery photographs
✅ Transform glossy makeup with professional-grade gradients
✅ Effortlessly capture stunning gradient lighting on difficult-to-photo everyday products
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@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

for those that think the products look too matte or chrome like, please check out this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-09ajWUhBkZg.html which shows an easy trick to add in the gloss look whilst still capturing fantastic product shots for shiny objects

@bala1000mina 10 месяцев назад

Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much Karl!

@josephchan4198 Год назад

Awesome!! Love the tips on using your cone and positioning of tripod. Hope to see another video in July or August. Thanks.

@Michael-fw5ef 19 дней назад

Amazing! Thank you so much.

@shaunbaileyuk Год назад

Very generous of you to give a your photography secrets, good video informative and to the point.

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@anasmhimd4902 Год назад

This is astonishing!!!

@Folitro1 Год назад

Adequate diffusion is the key here... Awesome results!

@marianghioda 11 месяцев назад

Light cone! Thanks bud!

@RotterStudios 10 месяцев назад

Great work!

@Dark_Viking Год назад

So simple, so great! Thanks for such a cool trick

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

No problem!

@garethVanDagger Год назад

That light cone is voodoo magic. Amazing!

@_jonkent Год назад

Nice video, I’m subscribed to the website and I’ve learnt so much. My only thought with this particular setup, is the white background bleeding onto the product. I’m guessing if you raised the glass high enough that would solve this problem?

@ilyasselbouchtaoui Год назад

Thank you so much

@aussie2uGA Год назад

I like the technique! The only criticism I could see is if the product manufacturer says "wait, our product is glossy, not matte..."

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Hi, in our next video using the Light Cone we show you how to easily create a high gloss and diffused look at the same time.

@LYSYSTUDIOS Год назад

Thanks Karl. I don't do product photography (I don't do photography for living), but I am as always fascinated by your craftsmanship and I do believe that this genre of photography will always require humans to be involved...

@truthsayers8725 Год назад

great video!

@soyusunk Год назад

Thank you very much.

@farzinfarhang Год назад

Another perfect tutorial Karl! Even though I-love-the-result using the cone, it makes the products to look like matte finished for the less reflective and semi-gloss finish for the extremely reflective objects. what can we do to introduce the true percentage of the shininess to the viewers?

@mariusserbann Год назад

Karl, I bought your large cone and love it! So effective! However, in a lot of situations I find it to be too small...can you please come up with a large one? I would buy it instantly! :) Thanks!

@patricklaureau Год назад

Thank you

@Garbid Год назад

Genius! Thank you! Would you explain what material is light cone is made of? And can i use just shoot through umbrella or big 165 umbrella with diffuser as one light source? With reflector from opposite side?

@fawazkhazma4149 Год назад

Master ❤

@indiegogogirl2662 Год назад

Great video. Are LED better for product than strobes? What tripod are you using here?

@arun1991siddharth Год назад

Thank you so much sir. I am following you since 2014 still you are innovative. I learned so much from you. THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR.

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

You are most welcome

@nilanthamichael5345 Год назад

Thank u sir

@mahdiakbar7731 Год назад

Thanks .that was helpful

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Glad it helped

@jklphoto Год назад

Another excellent tutorial Karl. I needed to do some flat-lay images recently and came up with a great system for rigging the camera horizontally. Simply attach a Manfrotto SuperClamp directly to your tripod (no head) with a Double Female 3/8 adapter #066. Then clamp a monopod #3016 into the Super Clamp and extend it over the table. You can connect the camera directly or add a monopod head #3232. Rotate the camera in the clamp to level and extend it as needed. You can also add a sandbag if needed to the monopod to balance the camera and lens. Cheers!

@SAHILANSARI-2001 Год назад

Thank you sir

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Welcome

@The_Daliban 10 месяцев назад

where can i buy the cone and how much is it?

@animeweeb5140 8 месяцев назад

Super

@fernandobonenfantphotography 9 месяцев назад

what lens are you shooting with ?:}

@lulilcspixel Год назад

Wow, hello Karl. The cone you made it by yourself.?

@rockj8197 Год назад

So much easier and more effective! You are such a pro. You said are using LED constant lights? Any specific reason for that?

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Hi thanks just to show different ways of working and to make it easier for the guys making this video!

@lindameaton8008 Год назад

Hi Karl excellent video and very informative. Have you got any guide lines for shooting trophies which reflect everything including the camera.

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Hi, you might find this class useful: visualeducation.com/class/shooting-shiny-chrome-objects/

@Krishnsakhistore Месяц назад

Amazon needs cutout only for jewellery. I tried and it gives error says image has non white BG. Thanks for the trick anyway it is good.

@sergio_x2487 10 месяцев назад

Very interesting technique. But what if we’re shooting something that should be standing on the table and have a shadow. Like shoes or bags. Especially white product

@sleepgolfer77 Год назад

Hi, Karl! Does the background white bleed into the object photographed, considering it-s that close to the object? And how is it not reducing contrast (washing out) at that distance, while going for 255 white? It's been fun been following you for decades now, I think :-)

@estebanrestrepo9256 Год назад

with white objects it might bleed a bit more, I was wondering the same

@HenkvanMierlo Год назад

My experience is that it does not so much bleed into the object, but you'll miss the natural shadow. If you like a shadow under the object, this is also not the way to do it. But it is a great technique for the necklace for instance, because that does not have any shadow on the back side. It all depends on the level of photography you're aiming at. The cone is a brilliant solution by the way.

@magedzaki9637 10 месяцев назад

W can I purchase the cone?!!

@marcelplavec6453 Год назад

are u working on SONY?

@davidmilisock5200 Год назад

Love it, is the cone labeled with your name?

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Hi thanks, yes it is. We make it in association with V Flat World

@anotherguycalledsmith Год назад

Hello, Karl, apart from my slight criticism in my other comment ;-) another question… Does the _opacity_ of the cone material influence the effect good enough that one could dose that effect somewhat more carefully (by choosing a somewhat _less_ opaque material)? Thank you ;-)

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Hi, the opacity will only affect the exposure or the amount of light that can get through it. The most important thing on this material and something we tested many iterations and formulas with the factory to get right is called the 'optical density' and that is how the light spreads and how smooth the gradient will be. Optical density can be affected by the type of material, the thickness of the material and of course the light scattering properties of the material. Things like opal acrylic sheets, LEE 216, LEE 400 lux etc all have excellent optical density for working with good gradient lighting which is what we had to also achieve with this material.

@anotherguycalledsmith Год назад

@@VisualEducationStudio Hi, Karl, thank you so much for your quick and friendly answer. Very German working attitude of yours, might be due to your first name… ;-) Yes, this totally makes sense to me what you are saying. It must be rather difficult to find the right density for the material. So, in might case, it might be best to jump into a huge soft box myself… just kidding ;-) I am looking forward to watching your excellent content, have a nice week!

@eserleon 6 месяцев назад

👏👏👏

@theexplorationcentrebyphot3607 4 месяца назад

Hi Karl, is it possible to purchase your cones in Europe? I'm based in southern France. Thanks. Rémi

@MikeTaylorPhotoArts 10 месяцев назад

Nice technique. Question, if you want the product to have any kind of shadow on the surface, this technique of under-lighting would not be the solution. Correct ?

@VisualEducationStudio 10 месяцев назад

That's correct

@whoeverwhoever400 8 месяцев назад

looks like nice with the cone, but the hair dryer looks matte, not glossy, which might misrepresent the product.

@VisualEducationStudio 8 месяцев назад

Thanks. We have this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y7uBr6CnTF8.htmlsi=HvTTHQKcDn8Gbwuy to demonstrate how to keep the product looking glossy when using the Lightcone.

@Denrosss Год назад

Товар - фен - чёрного цвета, в конусе он стал серым - это perfect?? Плюс отражение белого фона в краях изделия такие, что края исчезают - это просто брак.

@motorvelo 9 месяцев назад

Looks light somebody went mad with the dulling spray

@VisualEducationStudio 9 месяцев назад

This video shows how we combine soft gradients with a high gloss look using the lightcone: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y7uBr6CnTF8.htmlsi=C0oLu0JVUn3qNoDQ

@bobsykes Год назад

Interesting to me that you're using a Sony camera body and two very classicly good Sony lenses.

@anotherguycalledsmith Год назад

@5:40 I do agree with you for other products, but already with the door handle the problem starts… Yes, it does look much better, BUT it is not very “honest” ;-) And with jewellery it is even worse. By looking at this shot you might assume that this piece has got a matt surface when it actually is highly polished…

@connorkenrick7674 11 месяцев назад

S/O to the cam op on the 4:58 Shot lol

@MiBSuM Год назад

-there is just one problem with the cone: Everything looks a bit frosted. Not glossy any more. The black hair dryer and makeup even more so than the silver things. Not exactly what the client wants I guess. You should demonstrate with some frosted things. I wonder if this works perfectly then.

@mwitbrot Год назад

4:43 Maybe wonderful result, but looks false - dull instead of gloss. Same thing with hair dryer.

@TimHull-SkinAct 4 месяца назад

How would you get perfect white backgrounds like this with larger, furniture size products?

@VisualEducationStudio 4 месяца назад

I'd use white acylic base sheets and bounce lights of the walls behind to reflect in the white gloss acrylic. This is covered in depth on our site.

@TimHull-SkinAct 4 месяца назад

@@VisualEducationStudio Fantastic! Thanks for the information.

@TimHull-SkinAct 3 месяца назад

@@VisualEducationStudio Can you send a link to it? I looked but can't find it. The studio space will need constant light since we will also be using it to shoot the product videos. We are shooting treatment tables and we need to demonstrate the electric movements of the tables. We will gladly purchase the training... we will be purchasing light cones and v-flats too!

@VisualEducationStudio 3 месяца назад

There's also a video in here with constant lights and the same technique visualeducation.com/section/packshots/

@TimHull-SkinAct 3 месяца назад

@@VisualEducationStudio I just purchased the 3 Light Cone set and our first Duo Boards!

@chrisstratmann8430 Год назад

the results are very nice, but the light cones are to expensive

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

We think $70 for the large one and is reasonable. When you consider the price of a product you have to also consider the packaging, the marketing, the development and the amount of other work to get a product to a customer. It's never as simple as it seems.

@Rroy137 Год назад

This setup and cone will not work for a lot of products, for example eyewear,sunglasses,etc.

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Hi, it works really well. We've used it on glasses and sunglasses.

@rentalunits Год назад

Alas, but this will not do, the glossy surface becomes matte.

@VisualEducationStudio Год назад

Hi, in our next video using the Light Cone we show you how to easily create a high gloss and diffused look at the same time.

@michalkubecek Год назад

Glad to hear that. I have to admit I felt exactly the same, especially with the hair dryer. If I only saw the resulting image, I would think it was dark grey and matte rather than black and glossy. Something in between the two versions would probably work better.

@Denrosss Год назад

Укачало. Что ж так шатается всё? Пьяный оператор?

@user-ld7xd1xk5c Год назад

no good>

@franzhollywood 7 месяцев назад

Really?? That is horrible! Sorry , it is so disappointing to see a professional photographer who 'teaches' trying to sell that garbage. Guess, you need the money! Another sellout! Sad!

@VisualEducationStudio 7 месяцев назад

This comment is strange for its lack of accuracy and insight. Karl has been a photographer shooting for clients for nearly 30 years but as a company we've also been teaching photography through our platform for over 15 years (very successfully too). Karl with his partners V-Flat World designed the LightCone photography tool and of course is happy to help promote the product and show what it can do, it's a successful product used by tens of thousands of photographers so I'm not sure how you can 'sell out' when you are designing and selling your own product that just doesn't make any sense? I hope you can reflect on your opinions now you have more accurate insight.