White Background Photography Tutorial: How to Take High-Key Pictures

Posted on June 17, 2014 by ShutterBug

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25 Responses to White Background Photography Tutorial: How to Take High-Key Pictures

  2. Chelsea Northrup says:
    June 17, 2014 at 7:43 am

    You can get a shirt in Germany, we ship worldwide:
    http://sdpcommunity.com/index.php?/store/category/5-shirts/

  3. MrEye4get says:
    June 17, 2014 at 8:06 am

    Tony. Any tips on taking high-key product photos for use in catalogs or
    online? I’ve made my own soft box with one large (four bulbs) soft box
    light on top and two smaller lights on the sides. The results aren’t the
    best. I often have problems with parts of the photo out of focus (depth of
    field) or ISO (grainy) photos. Should I purchase a macro lens or use my kit
    18-55 or 55-200 lens? 

  4. Gabre Cameron says:
    June 17, 2014 at 8:42 am

    I feel like the photo with the Yongnuo flashguns is a little over exposed
    on the left side and the background flash should have been on another light
    stand … Pops though to tilting the flash on the side. Never thought of
    that

  5. zekatl says:
    June 17, 2014 at 8:44 am

    Nice video.
    Disturbingly white teeth though, I guess its the american way…

  6. Charles Coverly says:
    June 17, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Chelsea’s definitely not low key! LOL!

  7. justfakeit888 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 10:19 am

    Can you explain how to shoot high-key product photos? I find it hard to
    light the backdrop when the object is sitting on it.

  8. elr2141979 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 10:45 am

    Use a lightmeter tony you won’t need to take test shots

  9. Jeremy Esters says:
    June 17, 2014 at 10:50 am

    lol my high-key photos came out like the first photo Tony took. 

  10. haylz27 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Thank you Tony, this is exactly the type of video I need.

  11. Mike guitar says:
    June 17, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    Nice tutorial… Chalsea so fun as product model ! :D

  12. dgd264 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    Great video

  13. combatwombat71 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    The irony of having to watch a Nikon advert before I could view this video!

  14. TheSe7enthSinn says:
    June 17, 2014 at 2:04 pm

    Hi Tony love your work, I think you’re the best. Would you say the Canon
    70-200 2.8 lens is the best lens for portraits?

    Sorry I’m new to portrait photography

  15. L Laursen says:
    June 17, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    I tried searching in google books and found nothing. Is it available world
    wide I wonder. 

  16. jannette H says:
    June 17, 2014 at 3:23 pm

    Hello Tony. How can I get a hard copy of your book? I can’t find a copy
    only a digital one. I would probably get both but I’m really a paper book
    kind of girl.

  17. Tony St Jean says:
    June 17, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    Hi tony I love watching your tutorial and my question to you is do yo have
    a perfect setting for a High key photography

  18. John Friedman says:
    June 17, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    Another great video Tony! Could you advise on what type of mount/clamp you
    were using on the second flash in the second example featuring the Yongnuo
    products? That’s a great solution that I’ve never considered!

  19. mLichy911 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    LOL, Chelsea’s expression when you said “cheap Chinese stuff”. 

  20. N8Ryder says:
    June 17, 2014 at 5:31 pm

    What metering mode did you use for this? Are you shooting AV, TV or manual
    here?

  21. Mara Cecilio says:
    June 17, 2014 at 5:50 pm

    Thanks for this video, i’m trying to understand the process, now i could. 

  22. MykeMichail says:
    June 17, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Don’t know how you kept a straight face at the end there.

  23. Neopulse00 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 6:11 pm

    Using Paul C. Buff I see. Did you guys redo all your studio lights and
    powerpacks? And also thanks for making this video that continues to update
    on your book 🙂 one of my favorite e-books on my Kindle. 

  24. arncj18 says:
    June 17, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    a bit too much acting at the end from chelsea imo

  25. Miguel Angel says:
    June 17, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    Goooooood Photographer, Thanks
    Yongnuo 622 tranceiver is the the best, Hight speed sync, IR focus
    assistant, TTL system,$40.each, and more.

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