At the Los Angeles studio of StyleExpo Photography, we know a thing or two about styling and photographing denim. Clients like Frame Denim and Hudson Denim count on us to light
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Next time you are preparing for a handbag shoot, think out of the box on your styling.
Who says you have to suspend the strap directly above the product to convey that it comes with a strap?
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Jewelry photography is probably the most challenging of all the photography mediums that we do at StyleExpo Photography. With eight years experience shooting fine and fashion jewelry, we have
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One might think it would be pretty easy to style swimwear as a ghost mannequin, however, a lot of detailed styling is required of swimwear.
As noted in Blog Flats vs Ghost, we suggest that swimwear is styled as a ghost mannequin so
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I want to revisit a topic of one of our blog posts from last year as I get a lot of questions from clients on this subject. This is the topic of how to have your apparel styled. This blog will discuss flat styling.
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If your product is white, there are a few things to consider when photographing your product. A white product against a white background is not a dynamic image. Think of pearls as an example. Often pearls are pure white. The edges of the pearls will fade
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Single product shots on a white background work well as thumbnails on your E-Comm site, but what type of images do you need to convey the brand or the “spirit” of the brand? Many of our clients at StyleExpo
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I love freelancers, so don’t get me wrong when I size up freelancers against a photo studio. We find all our photographers because they were freelancers.
What is the difference to hire freelancer vs a studio?
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In the crowded space of professional photography I wanted address a few points for you to consider before you hire someone to photograph your designs and products.
I had a lot to share on this topic, so I have broken it down into a digestible 3 part blog post.
Jewelry photography is a speciality of StyleExpo Photography. We have been photographing jewelry in our DTLA photo studio for over 8 years. Successful jewelry product photography requires an understanding of lighting and how to capture highlights that define and enhance the jewelry.
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I am often asked from clients if I think it is better to crop the model’s face or not. First off, if you let the model agency know that you are going to crop their face so they are not recognizable, you might get a cheaper rate on the model. If you decide you want to crop the model’s face, then you have options where to crop.
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One of our biggest pet peeves is when our clients ask us to remove the dark reflections on their jewelry images. This is usually when I pull out magazine ads from Cartier and Tiffany’s. Their jewelry images have tons black reflections on the jewelry.
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Single products shot tabletop don’t have to be boring. There are lots of elements to consider when shooting single products table top. Lighting and the shooting surfaces are two elements we adjust at Styleexpo Photography to create dynamic single product images.
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In the apparel world, there are lots of terms used for when you want an image not on form (eg, not on a model). We get calls requesting “Flats", but really they just mean images not on models. Often times the terms “Flats” and “Product” shots are used interchangeably.
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