Automoblox product shots...

[PhilD41]

I dug my light box out for a quick set of product shots for my blog. It had been a long time since I had used it. To be honest, it was the first time I had a good reason to use it. Anyway, I was not paying attention to my white balance and ended up with a nice set of orange tinted images. I decided to fix it in PP instead of retaking the shots.

So, I have selected a few below. My question, besides their professionalness, has to do with the shadows. I had to paint over most of the "white" to get the desired, "product in a white world," look. I am curious if the shadows still look natural and believable. I had a hard time not pitching them and starting over. I just didn't have the time though. Thanks for looking.

The other images in the set can be seen on my blog here.

[untitled99]

well, since I wouldn't have known you changed them without reading that you did... i'm going to have to go with yes!

[edbayani]

your product shot looks good overall. color and sharpness are ok. the only thing that i think needs improvement is the rear of the car as it blends with the white background. the shadows look natural except the portion of the left, front wheel, that has still some slight shadows on the right side of the wheel. a little more 'painting with white should improve it.

[PhilD41]

Thanks for the feed back! edbayani, I fought with that wheel for a while. I either painted over the wheel or had too sharp of a transition to the white. This is where it ended up. I agree with the back as well. It isn't quite blown out, but very close. I should have transitioned the blinded layer to transparent near the rear to even out the highlights on the car. I may try that when I get home and have some time to play. Thanks again!!

[edbayani]

if you're using photoshop, there are several ways to do the removing of shadows. try the quick mask and paint the areas 100% opacity. you can paint portions of the wheel. then press x to change the foreground color to white and make the brush soft and the opacity to 30% and brush away the mask under the car to soften and make the mask gradual. next make the brush's opacity 100% and its hardness 100 % and brush away the mask color on the wheel, and press Q to exit quickmask and make it into a graduated selection. fill this selection with white and that will remove the shadow without painting over the wheel. there are other ways but you can try this one. if you can master using quick mask this is a good way to make selections.