Pre-session
Pastor Linda and I spoke about this beautiful piece of stained glass artwork she had created. She wanted a picture of it to use for logo purposes for the church. We had our meeting in person and I was able to see her piece of artwork prior to taking images of it. We discussed our date, time, and what would happen during the photography session.
The Session
For the product session, we met in the fellowship hall and I set up my lights. While I was setting up Pastor Linda cleaned the stained glass. This step of cleaning the piece before taking the photograph saves time in the editing room as well as keeping me from having to make unnecessary changes to the artwork. I also wiped it down with a lens cloth afterwards to make sure we had no lint on it. This piece was a very highly reflective piece and I had to set up the lights just right to not cause any reflections on them. The back window was causing a small glare on the stained glass piece and I stood up to block the reflection with my body. I used a napkin to diffuse the flash which was controlling my two remote flashes on umbrellas. Set up took us about 45 minutes to get the piece so it wouldn’t fall and was positioned correctly for the camera. We captured both sides of the artwork so she could pick between which one she liked better.
Post-session
I was able to get the editing done in a week and sent it over via an online gallery. When I blocked the light during the session, I ended up in the artwork when photographing one side of the work. I had to photoshop myself out of one of the men. During post production, I extracted and cleaned up all the edges so the pastor would be able to maneuver her image easier for a logo in the future.
If you have any questions about product photography sessions, please reach out at 321-765-9473.