Ever wondered how to take better pictures of your soap? Here are some really helpful tutorials about the art and craft of photographing small items such as jewelry, ceramics, food, and, yes, even soap.
Serious Eats is a great place to learn about great food. What's even better (from my geeky perspective) is they often talk about the science and technology that makes good food so wonderful -- how and why to cook food properly, why well cooked food tastes so good, and how to make it look as good as it tastes.
The theme of their 2015 newsletter was food photography. As I read the article and looked at the pictures, I thought their tips applied nicely to soap as well, if you don't mind translating a bit from their food-based slant.
The Serious Eats Guide to Food Photography by the Serious Eats Team
These seven articles were originally on the now-defunct Handmadeology.com website. They were written and photographed by Mariano, the owner of ViaU Photography. I can no longer find these articles elsewhere on the internet, so I am providing them here as an educational resource.
"Taking Pictures of Your Ceramic Pottery" Learning the basics of using reflected and direct light for an effective product photo
"Studio Quality Product Photography With a $12 Set Up" Making simple aluminum-foil reflectors and using them with natural light from a window
"Creating a White Background Inside a Cardboard Box" Making and using a three-sided "white box" for photographing small items
"Cut, Wrap and Make Your Silver Jewelry Shine" Using one light source and multiple reflectors to enhance product photos
"A $6 Dollar Solution to Photographing Jewelry" Using a black or white reflector to control the quality of reflected light and shadows
"Product Photography, Sometimes It's All Done with Smoke and Mirrors" Using a reflector behind a transparent product to enhance its transparency
This last article was hosted on the now-defunct PromoteHandmade.com and was written by "Handmade Coalition". I can no longer find this article elsewhere on the internet, so I am providing it here as an educational resource.
"How to Use Daylight and Flash to Make Your Products Stand Out" Using natural and reflected light to take effective product photos in outdoor settings
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