Why is more light better when shooting products?
The choice of lighting is always based on usage. Brighter lighting is always preferable because it offers more versatility and allows for a smaller aperture when shooting, which provides a greater “depth of focus”. If you want to shoot an array of products with larger ones in the back and smaller ones in the foreground you are going to need to set your camera to a very small aperture (f11 or smaller) to produce the greatest “depth of focus”. (i.e. all products foreground and background in focus). Setting a small aperture requires more light and a slower shutter speed. For maximum depth of field we recommend our ALZO 2000 continuous “Cool Lite”. Always use a tripod to hold the camera and use a shutter release, the cameras self timer or remote control to trigger the shutter.
