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Teal Studios - Product Photography Blog


When it comes to putting your business out into the world, we understand the importance of getting everything right. To get your brand ready and your website and social media all set up to launch - we know that the right product photography can really sell your brands image at this crucial stage of your business.


We worked with the small Manchester business 'Like a Pharaoh' to create photography launching their soap and cosmetic online store and social media. The brand chose to go with our product photography starter package, specifically made with small brands in mind.


Preparation


When possible, we like to have a short consultation with the client before every shoot we do. Prior to this shoot, we spoke to the client over zoom. This planning stage of the process is perfect for sharing initial ideas and clarifying how many products will be involved in the shoot.


When planning your shoot, here are some questions you can ask yourself and things that you can do to prepare:


1. How many products are you launching? For online stores it is essential to have photographs of each product on its own. But are your products part of a range? For this shoot the client decided that it was best to shoot each product on its own as well as the range of products in a similar set up. This encouraged continuity throughout their brand.



Manchester Soap Photography
Soap Product Photography
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Soap Range Product Photography











2. How many images do you need? As 'Like a Pharoah' were just launching their brand, we suggested creating versatile images that will look good in an online store, as well as social media. This means that each image has to be both a clear representation of the product, and visually interesting to look at.



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Soap Photography Manchester


3. What style do you want the images in? When choosing your brands identity, look at the competition and study what works well and what your brand can improve on. Ideas for creative photography set ups can be found on Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram and we highly encourage our clients to send over any photography they would like to use as inspiration for their brand.



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Soap Photography Manchester


For this shoot, the client showed us a mood board detailing the colours and looks that they wanted their brand to be associated with. This helped ensure that we were both on the same page and that the photography was right for the brand.



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Soap Product Photography


Here is what Like a Pharaoh had to say about working with us


"Teal studios had been a saviour as I wanted to launch my brand in the quickest time possible, Jack managed to schedule a shoot day in shortly and had all images sent to me on time. Very neat and creative photography with affordable prices. Highly recommended." - Ingy Fahm Like A Pharaoh


You can check out some more of the finished shots over at https://likeapharaoh.com/.





Updated: Apr 1, 2022

We love to work with new businesses. When a brand is in its infancy, it is important to start off with the right message and make your social media pop with the right photography.


When clients come to us, we like to engage with them and share ideas, making sure we both understand what will make the shoot a success. What really moves this process along is when clients come to us with reference images or a mood board.




The Brand


For this shoot, our client was an up and coming cosmetic company focused on male grooming and mental health. Before starting the product photography it was important that we understood the message of the brand, the design language they were already using online, and how our photography will fit in with their existing online content.



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Flat lay Product Photography


The Idea


After looking at the photography on their Instagram and website, we decided on a grey and black colour palette. For props we used pillars and and a textured backdrop to give the product a simple and masculine vibe.


To show off the natural ingredients that go into the clients products, we also decided to do a shoot, with the products surrounded by coffee, aloe vera, and camomile. The client sent over some reference shots to us so that we were clear on what look they wanted.


The Shoot


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Product Photography Studio

For lighting, we used a strip box either side of the product. One light on a slightly higher power and acting as the main light, and the other on a lower power to act as a fill light.


Retouching


Post processing is an important part of any shoot we do. For this shoot, the challenge was rectifying some imperfections in this pre production version of the product. We often shoot products that aren't on the market yet and as such, the products need to look as good as possible for launch.



Before

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Product Photography Retouching

After


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Product Photography Retouching


Although only a small part of this product, attention to detail is key in product photography. These little imperfections can build up to make bad impression in the final result.


Some important things we do as a standard in retouching are:


  • Removal of any dust and scratches to your product

  • Cutting out and emboldening your products logo

  • Merging of multiple images in order get a sharp photograph all round

  • Colour correcting and ensuring your product is the same colour in the photograph as it is in real life.



Conclusion


After the shoot, we delivered the images to the client via a Wetransfer link. They were pleased with the result and were happy to leave a testimonial for us, which you can see on our homepage.



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Creative Product Photography


Product Photography Manchester
Product Photography Manchester





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