Sports Equipment Photography
High-end studio advertising shots for sports products A niche area of product photography, this section covers how to photograph sports equipment. From creative action shots of tennis rackets to fine art-style equestrian equipment, each of these classes cover the lighting, styling and equipment, for different products. Through multiple demonstrations, you’ll learn how to plan your images and visualise the desired end result, understand what angles to shoot certain products from, light metallic, matte and even leather surfaces, and what lenses and camera settings to use to get the best results. Through careful guidance and knowledgeable instruction, you’ll learn how to tackle any shoot with confidence and apply these skills to create results your clients will love.
What you'll learn:
- How to photograph advertising-style images of sports equipment
- Photographing black on black products
- Controlling reflections on metal
- How to achieve sufficient depth of field
- Conventional shooting angles for different products
- Lighting mixed surfaces
- Using long exposures for creative imagery
About these classes
Photographing sporting equipment may seem like a niche area of product photography, but there are many valuable photography skills you can learn by shooting these items.This series of classes will teach you techniques that you can apply time and time again to many different products, including how to light multiple surface textures, choose the best shooting angle, and even combine studio flash and continuous light, as Karl shares many of the skills, tricks and tips that have taken him over 20 years to master.
Each of these classes cover the lighting and styling through multiple demonstrations, so you’ll learn how to plan your images and visualise the desired end result, understand what angles to shoot certain products from, how to achieve gradient lighting, and what lenses and equipment to use to get the best results.
Karl also shows you how to overcome the challenges he faced during these shoots, such as how to reduce flare, control light bounce in a studio, capture precise movement using a motion sensor and achieve greater depth of field through focus stacking.
With detailed guidance and knowledgeable instruction, you’ll learn how to tackle any shoot with confidence and apply these skills to create results your clients will love.
