Choosing The Right Camera Settings for Product Photography

In product photography, there are various considerations in the production of high-quality images. There are lighting, white sweeps, bounce cards, and many more. However, those who wish to be successful product photographers should first understand the basics, which include the right camera settings.

 

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They can opt for automatic camera settings, but making manual adjustments can result in better, or more stylistic photos.

There are three settings to take into consideration, namely aperture, ISO sensitivity, and shutter speed. And here are recommendations on how they should be adjusted:

Aperture

Aperture functions similarly as the pupil of an eye.  It determines how much light passes through the camera’s lens and the depth of field of the image.  Aperture is measured in F-stops (F1 to F22), and the lower the number, the shallower the depth of the field (which can increase the focus on intricate details) and the lower the amount of light.  To capture the product in full focus, a higher F-stop should be set.  But when there is an attempt to highlight details, the F-stop should be decreased.

ISO sensitivity

ISO measures the sensitivity of the camera sensor to light.  A higher ISO value, while increases the captured light, also results in grainy or “noisy” images.  Thus, the ISO should be set to the lowest possible.

Shutter speed

This is also known as the exposure time because it determines the amount of time the camera’s sensor is exposed to light.  The faster the shutter speed, the less light is taken in, but the object is more frozen and less blurred.  Because product photography features a still object, the ideal shutter speed is of a low value.

 

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