Taking Pictures of your Golf Clubs

[ondadl]

Let's here everyone's tips and tricks.

Please keep photoshop out of this one, and preferably out of your posts too!


I'll start with some of my own:

1. do not hold the club and the camera at the same time
2. always shoot using natural daylight
3. macro mode is great for grooves and milling
4. no, we don't want to see what the rest of your basement/furnace room looks like

[iyell4]

1. yes, shoot in natural daylight NO FLASH!... and set your camera exposure accordingly for the TYPE of light (natural vs. incandescent vs. fluroescent vs. shade ,etc ... don't just select "AUTO")
2. use a tripod
3. select a neutral backdrop .. use a drop clothe
4. see westbeach's photos for examples http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/showthread.php?t=5464

[bythehour]

As a matter of personal preference, I'm not a fan of clubs photographed lying flat on a neutral background (e.g., white sheet).

I like to shoot my clubs standing up (in the bag or some other stable holder), and use the largest aperature possible (such as F2.8) to blur out the background.

If you're shooting shiny (chrome) sticks, it's worth investing in a star filter. Light that is reflected off the edges of the clubhead will appear as multi-pointed star!

[Big Shooter]

no, we don't want to see what the rest of your basement/furnace room looks like

I do! :D

[sharkhark]

I do! :D

No joke, I get a laugh too, out of the stuff in peoples backgrounds, too fun!

[ondadl]

5. don't take crappy pictures, and then say they don't do the clubs any justice!

[westbeach]

Always watermark your pictures as well. You don't want people stealing it and using it on ebay or misrepresent your goods as theirs. I've had it happen a few times. I would take pictures of rare putters of mine and next thing you know, my pictures were used to sell the item on ebay.

Let's here everyone's tips and tricks.

Please keep photoshop out of this one, and preferably out of your posts too!


I'll start with some of my own:

1. do not hold the club and the camera at the same time (100% agree...your hands are just not steady enough to click and hold the club still. This is a recipe for blurry pictures or possible snaping a picture of your hand or worse feet)
2. always shoot using natural daylight (10000% agree. Good natural lighting can make picture taking very easy. If not, invest in some cheap studio product lighting. You can find them cheap on Ebay)
3. macro mode is great for grooves and milling (I use macro for everything. Just provides more detail about the product. There's no used taking a picture of the entire club from far away since people want detail. Everybody knows what a club looks like. LOL)
4. no, we don't want to see what the rest of your basement/furnace room looks like (I try to use my hardwood floor as my background or sometimes a one tone cushion. I agree, I don't need to see your socks and crap from your bedroom as a background)

[golferboy]

Watermarking is a fantastic idea.....and I have to say your pics are the best I have seen.:shhh:

[westbeach]

1. yes, shoot in natural daylight NO FLASH!... and set your camera exposure accordingly for the TYPE of light (natural vs. incandescent vs. fluroescent vs. shade ,etc ... don't just select "AUTO")
2. use a tripod
3. select a neutral backdrop .. use a drop clothe
4. see westbeach's photos for examples http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/showthread.php?t=5464

I find that you can use flash as long as you don't point the camera directly at the product. Try using it on an angle. I agree though....flash should be avoided if possible.

I use a small pocket size tripod all the time. Just takes out human error or "shaking" out of play.

Believe it or not, camera does not make THAT much of a difference. Proper lighting makes the biggest difference I find.

Also try taking pictures from different angles. I find if you point your camera directly at the product, it just seems blah.

Perhaps Dusty_D can chime in. I think he might be the best photographer on TGN.