“Jewelry Photo Background Removal”_ Photoshop Tutorial

01/10/2022/0 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

Smartphone Photography: Amazon Product Photography Tips!

15/06/2021/0 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

You might hear the saying that people eat with their eyes first. Well, in the world of e-commerce they buy with them first too. Photography plays a crucial role in selling products. But before you go spending thousands of dollars on a new camera and lighting setup, I am going to show you how to take amazing product photos on a budget, by simply harnessing the power of your smartphone and natural light. So here in this blog post, you are going to learn about smartphone photography for posting them in Amazon.

The online trustworthiness of your brand is often judged based on how you visually presented. Since online shoppers can’t touch your products. They really base their purchasing decision on the value that the product photo conveys. That often means having high-quality, beautiful product photography. So, to get started here is a list of everything you need_

A smartphone- The higher the megapixel count, the better.
A mini tripod
A white backdrop
Scotch tape
White balance board
A room with a big window

A mini tripod:

It’s a low investment with a high payoff. The tripods stop camera shake and can help you standardize product photo angles.

A white backdrop:

Your backdrop should always be white because it reflects natural light onto the product resulting in an evenly lit photo. Remember to look for pure white as off-white or cream-colored backdrop will be more difficult to control light with.

Scotch tape:

You will want tape to hold things down and to fix things to your backdrop. Sticky tack also works great.

White Balance Board:

When you are lighting with a window light, there will be a bright side where light is striking the product and shadow side. The shadow side will typically be too dark. And so we need to use something white to reflect the light back into the shadow, brightening it up.

A Room with Big Window:

You need to have a room with big windows. The bigger the window, the more natural light, you will get in.

Lighting:

Now we have the list of things we need. Now let’s start with the photo shoot. First set up your product with the backdrop on a table using scotch tape. Move your table near the window to get the natural sunlight. You will want to start with the window 90 degrees to the right or left of your setup. When shooting next to a window, you want to shoot when the day is brightest.

Take a look at the weather. Is it a fully sunny day or is it an overcast day? If the sun is too strong, you don’t need to completely scrap a photoshoot. Instead, hold a thin white sheet that light can pass through known as a diffuser against the window. This will soften the light and create a less harsh effect. Avoid hard light at all costs, as it often makes the color look more saturated and will highlight even the most minuscule flaws, not normally visible to the naked eye.

If the sun suddenly decides to hide behind the clouds, causing the level of natural light to drop, make sure that you have your foam board on hand. That’s so that you can bounce and intensify the light to fill shadows. Using a white surface helps reflect natural light from the sun back onto the product. Don’t be afraid to play with the angle of the reflector to find the right balance between shadows and lighting. Also, don’t forget to turn off all the other lights inside the room. As other light will contaminate the set. This is really important and is such a common mistake.

The most crucial part of every photo setup is the lighting and it is also the hardest part to get right. There is no quick fix or one size fits all solution. Different products will require different lighting since they are of different sizes and dimensions. It’s up to you to figure out what works best for your product shoot. Be open to trying and adjusting to new things. Once you get a handle on the basics, it will be a case of trial and error until you find the perfect formula. Now we have our setting and lighting sorted.

Camera Angles:

No one just wants to see a straight-to-camera shot anymore, especially not with products. We want to visually answer any questions that your customer might have, that the product descriptions don’t fully explain. That’s why having a variety of camera angles is so important. Your smartphone photography allows you to shoot your products from different angles.

The ultimate goal is to shoot your product from every angle, giving your customers a 360-degree view of the product. If you are not sure which features you should capture, focus on features that showcase the quality of your product. Take closeups of the fabric, print details, texture, or even your products being put to use. Be sure to highlight the detailed elements of your product, especially the ones that customers might want to inspect.

For those new to product photography, I recommend moving the product rather than moving around the camera. Keeping the product in roughly the same place each time and rotating it, means your final shots will all be framed the same. Consistency here is key. These are the main camera angles you should be aware of and experiment with during your photoshoot.

Eye-level: This shows the product exactly the way you see it in reality. This is recommended for your hero image.

High Angle: High angle shows the product from above as if you are looking down at it from an angle.

Low Angle: Low angle shows as you are looking at the product from down.

Bird Angle: This shows the product directly from above. As if you are standing over it.

So guys I think you have learned a lot about smartphone photography from this blog. You can use your own smartphone and some accessories to capture a professional photo that you can use for promoting your product on Amazon, eBay, Alibaba. There are a lot more ideas about smartphone photography. If you want to learn more you can visit this website https://clippingpathindia.com/blogs/tips/amazon-product-photography-the-secret-is-in-your-smartphone and can gather some more knowledge. If you want to edit your images by someone else after doing your smartphone shoot you can choose https://www.clippingpix.com/. They give very good photo editing services at a low cost, quick turnaround! That’s all for today. See you in my next blog

Arian Rahman

Junior Executive in IT Department

Outsource Experts LTD.

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How to Resize an Image in Photoshop without loosing Image Quality!

05/03/2020/1 Comment/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

In this tutorial, I will explain how to scale and resize images without losing quality by using smart objects in Photoshop. We will learn the difference between resizing and normal pixel-based image and resizing a smart object. We will also learn, why objects always look better. I’ll also include a tip at the end of this tutorial to make sure you are always getting the best results.

I’ll be using Adobe Photoshop CC. Any other recent versions of Photoshop will also work well. Let’s get started to see the advantage of resizing an image as a smart object. Once quickly set up everything so we can view a side-by-side comparison between resizing a normal image and resizing a smart object.

We have taken a smaple image to continue with this tutorial

If we look in the layers panel, we see the image on the background layer we need to make two copies of the images, one for the normal pixel version and one for the smart object. To make the first copy, go up to the layer menu in the menu bar, choose new and then choose layer via copy. In the layers panel a copy of the image appears above the original. To make the second copy, use the keyboard shortcut. This time use ctrl J on a Windows PC or command J on a Mac. A second copy appears above the others. Let’s rename our copies so we know which is which. Double click on the top layers name layer 1 copy and rename it smart object. Press Enter or return on a Mac to accept it. Then double click on the name layer one below it and rename it pixels and again press enter. We don’t need the image on the background layer anymore. So let’s fill the background with white. Click on the background layer to select it. Then go up to the Edit menu and choose fill. In the fill dialog box set the contents option to white and then click ok.

To fit both versions of image side-by-side, we need more canvas space. Go up to the image menu and choose canvas size. In the canvas size dialog box, set the width to 200 percent and the height to 100 percent. Leave the relative option unchecked and in the anchor grid, choose the square in the middle left. This will place all of the extra space to right of the image. Click ok to close the dialog box.

To move one of the images into the new space, select the move tool from the toolbar. In the layer panel, click on the smart object layer at the top to select it. Then click on the image and drag it into the new space on the right. We now have the image that will remain a pixel-based image on the left and the image that will convert to a smart object on the right. Finally, to convert the image on the right into a smart object, make sure the smart object layer is selected in the layers panel. Click the menu icon in the top right corner of the layers panel and then choose convert to smart object from the list. Photoshop converts the layer to a smart object and the smart object icon appears in the layers thumbnail. Now that we have our document set up.

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When we resize a smart object, the object pixels become bad. To fix this issue, we will scale both versions down, to make them smaller and then we will enlarge them and compare the results. We will start with the pixel version on the Left. I will click on the pixels layer to select it to scale the image and make it smaller. I’ll select Photoshop’s free transform command by going up to the Edit menu and choosing free transform.

Let’s scale the width and height of the image down to just 10% of the original size. It is easier to just enter it in the options bar. Change the width value to 10%. Since the width and height are linked together, the height value changes to 10% automatically. Here we see that the pixel version on the left is now much smaller.

Let’s do the same thing with the smart object on the right. I’ll click on the smart object in the layers panel to select it. Then I’ll go back up to the Edit menu and I’ll choose free transform. This time the free transform handles appear around the smart object on the right. In the option bar I’ll link the width and height fields together and then I’ll change the width value 10%. The height value will change along with it. I’ll press Enter. Both versions of the image are now scaled down to the same size and at this size they both look exactly the same.

Now we have made images smaller. What happens, if we try making them bigger? We will start by scaling the width and height from 10% up to 50% of the original size. To do that, I need to increase both the width height from 100% to 500%. But before I close out of the free transform, we can already see what’s happening. Instead of adding new detail to the image, Photoshop is just taking the pixels from the smaller version and making them bigger. In fact, the pixels are very obvious. I will press Enter or return again to close out free transform.

At this point Photoshop tries to clean up the image and blend the pixels together. But the result looks very soft and blurry. It’s not something you would want to use.

Let’s compare when we upscale the smart object. I’ll select the smart object in the layers panel. Then I’ll go back once again to the edit menu and I’ll choose free transform. This time the free transform handles appear around the smart object on the right. If we look in the options bar, we can already see a difference between the pixel version of the image and the smart object.

With the pixel version, Photoshop reset the width and height value to 100% after we resized it. But the smart object is still showing a width and height of just 10%. Unlike the pixel version, Photoshop still remember the original size of the smart object and it knows that we are currently viewing it, at something other than its original size. I’ll upscale the width and height from 10% to 50%.

But rather than having to enter 500% like I did with the pixel version, the smart object makes it much easier. I can just set both values to 50%. To upscale the image on the Left Photoshop just took the remaining pixels from the smaller version and made them bigger, resulting in a blocky image. But the smart object on the right looks much better.

In fact it looks just as good as the original only smaller. I’ll press Enter and return again to close out of free transform. And this time Photoshop doesn’t need to do anything to clean up the image because the smart object already looks great. So why does the smart object look so much better than the Pixel version?

It’s because of how smart objects work. A smart object is just a container that holds something inside it. In this case it’s holding our image. When we scale a smart object to make it bigger or smaller, it’s the size of the container that we are changing not what’s inside it. If we make the container smaller, the image inside it looks smaller and if we make the container bigger, the image inside it looks bigger.

No matter how many times we resize a smart object. It has no effect on the image inside it which is why the smart object always looks great.

That’s how to scale and resize images without losing quality using smart objects in Photoshop.

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The Best Quality Image Formate!

16/12/2019/6 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

Image File Formates

The standard meaning of image file formate is organizing and storing digital images. An image file format may store data whether in an uncompressed format or a compressed format or a vector format. Image files are composed of digital data in one of these formats so that the data can be rasterized for use on a computer display or printer.

There are hundreds of image file types. The PNG, JPEG, and GIF and many more formats are used to display images on the Internet. Some of these graphic formats are listed and briefly described below, separated into the two main families of graphics:

Raster formats
Vector Formats

Raster vs. Vector

Raster Image Files

Raster images are constructed by a series of pixels, or individual blocks, to form an image. JPEG, GIF, and PNG are all raster image extensions. Every photo you find online or in print is a raster image.

In order to retain pixel quality, you cannot resize raster images without compromising their resolution. As a result, it is important to remember to save raster files at the exact dimensions needed for the application.

Vector Image Files

Vector images are far more flexible. They are constructed using proportional formulas rather than pixels. EPS, AI and PDF are perfect for creating graphics that require frequent resizing. The real beauty of vectors lies in their ability to be sized as small as a postage stamp, or large enough to fit on a large image!

In this tutorial, I will only talk about the rater image formate because most of the image formate used are raster formats. Here are the best 7 image formate described below_

1. PEG (or JPG) – Joint Photographic Experts Group

2. PNG – Portable Network Graphics

3. PSD – Photoshop Document

4. TIFF – Tagged Image File

5. GIF – Graphics Interchange Format

6. PDF – Portable Document Format

7. RAW – Raw Image Formats

PEG (or JPG) – Joint Photographic Experts Group

JPEGs might be the most common file type you run across on the web. JPEGs are known for their “lossy” compression, meaning that the quality of the image decreases as the file size decreases. JPEG-compressed images are usually stored in the JFIF (JPEG File Interchange Format) file format. The JPEG/JFIF filename extension is JPG or JPEG. Nearly every digital camera can save images in the JPEG/JFIF format, which supports eight-bit grayscale images and 24-bit color images

JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, which created this standard for this type of image formatting. JPEG files are images that have been compressed to store a lot of information in a small-size file. JPEG files are usually used for photographs on the web because they create a small file that is easily loaded on a web page and also looks good. JPEG files are bad for line drawings or logos or graphics, as the compression makes them look “bitmapped”

PNG – Portable Network Graphics

PNG stands for “Portable Graphics Format”. It is the most frequently used uncompressed raster image format on the internet. This lossless data compression format was created to replace the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). PNG file format is an open format with no copyright limitations. Like GIF images, PNG also has the ability to display transparent backgrounds. PNGs are amazing for interactive documents such as web pages but are not suitable for print. While PNGs are “lossless,” meaning you can edit them and not lose quality, they are still low resolution.

The reason PNGs are used in most web projects is that you can save your image with more colors on a transparent background. This makes for a much sharper, web-quality image. The PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file format was created as a free.

PNG provides a patent-free replacement for GIF (though GIF is itself now patent-free), and can also replace many common uses of TIFF. Indexed-color, grayscale, and true color images are supported, plus an optional alpha channel. It’s used almost exclusively for web images, never for print images. For photographs, PNG is not as good as JPEG, because it creates a larger file. But for images with some text or line art, it’s better. When you take a screenshot on your Mac, the resulting image is a PNG–probably because most screenshots are a mix of images and text.

PSD – Photoshop Document

PSD file is a layered image file used in Adobe PhotoShop. PSD, which stands for Photoshop Document. When an image is complete, Photoshop allows the user to flatten the layers and convert the flat image into a.JPG, .GIF, .TIFF or other file format so it can be shared. This is the default format that Photoshop uses for saving data. Once a PSD image has been flattened by conversion, however, it cannot be converted back to PSD.

PSDs are files that are created and saved in Adobe Photoshop, the most popular graphics editing software ever. This type of file contains “layers” that make modifying the image much easier to handle. That is why this formate is very much popular among the editor. As the layer is saved in the PSD file so the next editor can easily move on his next editing process.

The largest disadvantage of PSDs is that Photoshop works with raster images as opposed to vector images. Comparing to JPEG and PNG file PSD file size is quite bigger. The more layer you use in the photoshop the file size will increase. So that may make you in difficulties for transferring, storing or sharing a large image.

TIFF – Tagged Image File

TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. TIFF images create very large file sizes. TIFF images are uncompressed and thus contain a lot of detailed image data. TIFF is best for any bitmap images that you intend to edit. TIFF files don’t compress to make for smaller files, because they are meant to preserve quality. This file type is known for using “lossless compression,” meaning the original image data is maintained regardless of how often you might copy, re-save, or compress the original file. TIFF files are large and of very high quality.

Four types of baseline TIFF images are available: bi-level (black and white), grayscale, palette, and RGB. RGB images may store up to 16.7 million colors. Palette and gray-scale images are limited to 256 colors or shades. A common extension of TIFF also allows for CMYK images.

The TIFF format is a flexible format that normally saves eight bits or sixteen bits per color (red, green, blue) for 24-bit and 48-bit totals. TIFF is the most common file type used in photo software such as Photoshop because a TIFF contains a lot of image data. TIFF image format is not widely supported by web browsers. TIFF remains widely accepted as a photograph file standard in the printing business.

GIF – Graphics Interchange Format

The Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by an American computer scientist. It has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability between many applications and operating systems.

The format supports up to 8 bits per pixel for each image, allowing a single image to reference its own palette of up to 256 different colors chosen from the 24-bit RGB color space. It also supports animations.

GIF images are compressed using the Lempel–Ziv–Welch (LZW) lossless data compression technique to reduce the file size without degrading the visual quality. This compression technique was patented in 1985.

This is a common file type for web projects where an image needs to load very quickly, as opposed to one that needs to retain a higher level of quality. GIFs also have an extremely limited color range suitable for the web but not for printing. This format is never used for photography, because of the limited number of colors. GIFs can also be used for animations.

PDF – Portable Document Format

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed by Adobe in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images. Today, PDF files may contain a variety of content besides flat text and graphics including logical structuring elements, interactive elements such as annotations and form-fields, layers, rich media (including video content) and three-dimensional objects using U3D or PRC, and various other data formats.

If a designer saves your vector logo in PDF format, you can view it without any design editing software (as long as you have downloaded the free Acrobat Reader software), and they have the ability to use this file to make further manipulations. This is by far the best universal tool for sharing graphics. PDFs were invented by Adobe with the goal of capturing and reviewing rich information from any application, on any computer, with anyone, anywhere.

RAW – Raw Image Formats

A RAW image is the least-processed image type on this list — it’s often the first format a picture inherits when it’s created. When you snap a photo with your camera, it’s saved immediately in a raw file format. Only when you upload your media to a new device and edit it using image software is it saved using one of the image extensions explained above.

RAW images are valuable because they capture every element of a photo without processing and losing small visual details.

Raw image files contain data from a digital camera (usually). The files are called raw because they haven’t been processed and therefore can’t be edited or printed yet. There are a lot of different raw formats available! Raw files usually contain a vast amount of data that is uncompressed. Because of this, the size of a raw file is extremely large. Usually, they are converted to TIFF before editing and color-correcting.

How to Outsource Product Photo Editing

09/12/2019/0 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

Photography is a busy profession. Arranging the products and shoot them in different angels can take a long time. Though you are a photographer you may need to involve some other part of your business. Whatever you are the only person to run your photography business or work with a team, the workload on you should be considerable.

Right after all those photoshoot workloads you also may need to do product photo editing before submitting to your clients. That is so horrible, right? But there is a solution for decreasing your workloads. You can outsource your product photo editing and stay focused with your photography business.

In this tutorial, I will tell you_

Choosing your product photo editing partner
Defining the editing services you need
Set pricing for your project
Get your edited images

If you are planning to outsourcing your product photo editing services, you are in your perfect decision. Outsourcing product photo editing is not giving up your job, this allows you be more focused on your photography business. To get started first you need to set a plan on when you will upload your RAW images, how many images you have, when do you need them back and how you are going to pay your product photo editing partner.

Choosing Your Product Photo Editing Partner

The first thing you can do for finding your photo editing partner is searching in Google. You will find lots of companies that are offering photo editing services online. But all of the companies are not professionals. You can use their “Get Quote” to know their editing quality as well as the pricing.

If you are looking for a recommended company from me, I will recommend Clipping Pix.com. They have over 7 years of experience in outsourcing product photo editing. You can get a free sample image for free. Here is the website link_

https://www.clippingpix.com/

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Defining The Editing Services You May Need

Once you have determined with whom you are going to work with, now it’s time to know which services you need for your images. There are several services available for editing a photo. The most popular photo editing services are_

Clipping Path Service

Background Removal Service

Photo Masking Service

Drop Shadow Service

Photo Manipulation Service

Photo Retouching Service

If you need Background Removal for your images to make it the white background or transparent background, you can choose Clipping Path Services or Photo Masking Service if you have fuzzy or blurred edges in your photos. If you need natural shadow in your photo, you can choose Drop Shadow Service. If you want to remove dust from your images you can choose Photo Retouching Service and if you need neck joint service or want any manipulation with your photo, you can choose Photo Manipulation Service.

Get Quotation Pricing For Your Project

Now you know which services you may need for your images post-production and also you know the best company for working with your images. After that, It’s time to get a quotation from your chosen company for your image editing services. The price may vary depending on the services you may need. The photo editing companies offer pricing calculating the complexity of your job. They calculate the image editing complexity depending on the time it takes to edit a whole image.

Which image takes up-to 10 minutes to edit, they define that images as simple images and charge for simple image editing. Having some curves, anchor points and wholes makes images more complex to edit and it takes around 10-20 minutes or even more to remove background each image. In this case, they define these images as medium complex images and charge different pricing.

In most photo editing company website you will find the “GET QUOTE” button. You can submit your one or two sample images and instructions to get the pricing for your whole project. Usually, they replay the quotation pricing within 24 hours. You can also claim a Free sample image to know the quality of the image editing.

Get Back Your Edited Images & Pay

Once you are satisfied with the pricing and the quality, you can submit your order following their Order Now button. Most of the websites you will find the “Order Now” button in the header menu. You can go to the Order page and can submit your images, instructions and chose turnaround time. They will process your images following your instructions and will return the edited images by your desired time. Most of the photo editing company use Dropbox and Google Drive as a Cloud platform to return back your completed images. Once you receive all your completed images you can then pay via Paypal or MasterCard. That is very simple, right?

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03/12/2019/0 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

2020 Best DSLR Lens for All Camera

23/11/2019/0 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

If you are a photographer then you know the importance of a lens for your DSLR camera. A photographer can capture the masterpiece photo only by the help of a good DSLR lense. A good lense allows capturing wide-angle photos, Micro Photos, Telephotos and much more. Your best DSLR Lense and how you are using them can make a big difference between an ordinary shot and a masterpiece shoot.

In this tutorial, I will try to find out the best Lenses for your DSLR camera found in the market. I will give you the reviews and details in this tutorial. This may help you to purchase your next DSLR lenses.

The basic classification of lenses_

Angle-of-view (also known as “field-of-view”)

Examples:

i) Wide-angle lens (35mm and below)
ii) Standard lens (between 35mm and 135mm)

iii) Telephoto lens (above 135mm)

Fixed or adjustable focal length

Examples:

i) Zoom lenses can cover a range of focal lengths.
ii) Prime lenses have a single fixed focal length.

The Best DSLR Lenses in 2020

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM
Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM | S
Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art Lens
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f4.5-6.3 IS STM

1. Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM DSLR Lens:

The EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Lens from Canon is a telephoto zoom lens ideal for day-to-day use. Because it is particularly light and compact, especially given its long focal reach. Able to magnify distant subjects, it also compresses the space between subjects within the frame and with a shallow depth of field at its longer lengths, it offers attractive out of focus bokeh. Its minimum focus distance is 4.9′, even at the telephoto end of its zoom. Versatile telephoto focal range ideal for portraiture and magnifying distant subjects. When used on an APS-C format camera the equivalent focal length range is 120-480mm. Lightweight and compact weighs only 16.8 oz Autofocus via front group extension system with DC micromotor 4.9′ minimum focus distance throughout the zoom range

2. Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 DC HSM Art DSLR Lens:

Distinguished by a uniquely fast and versatile design, the Canon EF-mount Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM is an Art-series zoom, covering wide-angle to normal focal lengths. Separating itself from the pack, this zoom features an exceedingly bright f/1.8 constant maximum aperture, which suits its use in difficult lighting conditions and offers impressive depth of field control throughout the zoom range. The optical design incorporates a series of SLD and aspherical elements, which help to achieve high clarity and sharpness by suppressing various aberrations, color fringing, and distortion. A Super Multi-Layer Coating has also been applied, too, which controls lens flare and ghosting for improved contrast and color accuracy. Balancing the optical merits, this 18-35mm also sports an advanced Hyper Sonic Motor, along with an internal focusing design, to promote fast, quiet, and precise autofocus performance.

3. Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM | S DSLR Lens:

prized for the event, portraiture, and sports shooting, the Canon EF-mount Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports Lens is a flexible telephoto zoom characterized by its bright and sophisticated design. The fast constant f/2.8 maximum aperture excels in difficult lighting conditions and also offers increased control over depth of field for isolating subjects. In regard to the optical layout, an impressive 10 low dispersion elements are used to greatly reduce chromatic aberrations and color fringing for improved clarity and color accuracy. A Super Multi-Layer Coating is also featured and helps to suppress ghosting and flare when working in strong lighting conditions.

4. Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art DSLR Lens:

covering a useful variety of ultra-wide focal lengths, the Canon EF-mount Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM is an Art-series zoom, characterized by its advanced design to greatly reduce distortion for a high degree of sharpness. A series of low dispersion and aspherical elements minimize both chromatic and spherical aberrations throughout the zoom range in order to achieve high clarity and color accuracy. A Super Multi-Layer Coating also helps to suppress lens flare and ghosting for color-accurate, contrast-rich imagery in a variety of lighting conditions.

5. Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C DSLR Lens:

Offering an impressively versatile range with a portable form factor, the Canon EF-mount 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM from Sigma is a Contemporary-series telephoto zoom characterized by its sophisticated optics and flexible handling. One FLD element and three SLD elements are used to reduce color fringing and chromatic aberrations throughout the zoom range and a Super Multi-Coating also helps to suppress flare and ghosting for improved contrast and color accuracy when working in strong lighting conditions.

6. Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 DSLR Lens:

A popular telephoto zoom for a variety of shooting applications, this Nikon F-mount SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 Lens from Tamron is characterized by its bright f/2.8 constant maximum aperture, as well as sophisticated optical and physical designs. In regard to optics, an improved layout contains one XLD element and five LD elements to suppress color fringing and chromatic aberrations for notable clarity and color accuracy, and both BBAR and eBAND coatings have been applied to reduce flare and ghosting. Complementing the optical assets, this 70-200mm f/2.8 also features an advanced Vibration Compensation (VC) system that compensates for up to five stops of camera shake for sharper handheld shooting. A ring-type Ultrasonic Silent Drive autofocus motor is also featured for responsive and accurate performance, and also affords full-time manual focus override for fine-tuned control. Additionally, the lens is also dust- and moisture-resistant for working in trying environmental conditions, and it is paired with a rotating, removable tripod foot with an Arca-type compatible base for seamless shooting atop a tripod or monopod.

7. Canon EF-M 55-200mm f4.5-6.3 IS STM DSLR Lens :

Offering a versatile range of telephoto perspectives, the black EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens from Canon is an 88-320mm equivalent zoom designed for APS-C-format EOS M-series mirrorless cameras. The optical design incorporates one aspherical element and one Ultra-Low Dispersion (UD) to control chromatic aberrations and distortions throughout the long-reaching zoom range. Complementing the optical design and telephoto reach is an Optical Image Stabilizer, which compensates for up to 3.5 stops of camera shake to benefit handheld shooting with slower shutter speeds. An STM stepping motor is also featured, which produces fast, smooth, and near-silent autofocus performance to support both stills and video recording applications. For increased control, full-time manual focus operation is also available for making fine-tuned focus adjustments.

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How to create Clipping Path: Step by step instructions to create Clipping Path in Adobe Photoshop

13/11/2019/0 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

Clipping path is a technique in Adobe Photoshop to remove or change the background. This is an easy way to remove photo background. This service is very popular specially among the photographers and eCommerce sellers. In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create clipping path around an object and remove or replace with different background.

Firstly,

Open the Adobe Photoshop, the best image editing software in the market. If you don’t have the software you can find in Adobe Official website. Here is the Adobe Official link below_

Adobe Photoshop Software 2020

Once you have the software installed in your computer please open it by clicking double click on the icon. Then go to the menu bar click file to choose a new file. You will get the default photoshop size there, click the create button to create a bland new page. After that, you can import the image you want to edit by drag and drop or can again click in the file and choose open to open your image.

Secondly,

Now you have opened your Adobe photoshop and also your image that you want create clipping path. Now you will find the clipping path tool icon at the left menu bar of the software. Click on it. Then at the bottom right side you will see Layer, select your photo layer and make it duplicate. That’s great! Now it’s time to start creating the path.

Thirdly,

Zoom in the image into 200 to 300 percent and choose an image corner to start. Once you have chosen then click on it and there will be an anchor point on the image. After that, click again following the edges of your images and adjust the path line holding the Alt button. Do the same thing for the whole image.

Fourthly,

Finally you have created your clipping path. Now it’s time to remove the background. Firstly, you have to select the path. You will find a path just beside the layer window. click on your path and click right button on your mouse and then click “Select”. You have selected your path. After that click on the backspace button on your keyboard. The background will be removed automatically and will be transparent.

Finally,

You have created your clipping path and also removed the background. Now it’s time to replace it with another background. Select the image that you want to use as your background and do “Drag and Drop” on your photoshop. Then select your first layer and keep it in the first possison. Now, you will see that your new background has been set.

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Amazon Photo Requirements: Top 5 Product Photography Tips for Amazon Seller!

10/11/2019/0 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

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There are over 3 millions people using Amazon for selling their products in USA. As a result, the Amazon seller sells their product all over the world. Though there are millions of buyer in the market but the competition is still high because of the number of sellers. Most importantly, veryday new sellers are being added in the Amazon site for selling their products. To sustain in the market you should follow some requirements to increase your selling in Amazon.com. Therefore, Amazon photo requirements is the first thing to consider for online selling. People buy a product relaying on the images they can view. So, product photography is very important here and you should follow some techniques to shoot your products for Amazon posting. Here are some product photography tips for Amazon sellers_

Amazon Product Image Requirements
Shoot the photos in high resolution and professional looks
Keep the Backgrounds white or transparent for the main product variant.
Include Important Informations about your product
Outsource your amazon product photo editing

Amazon Product Image Requirements

Keep in mind some technical sides about Amazon photo requirements before posting your photos in your Amazon eCommerce site. You cannot simply post your photos ignoring the requirements from Amazon. If you do so, your images may not get approval from the Amazon. Firstly, the image formate, image size and quality should be considered. Here are the most important image requirements from Amazon_

Image formate: JPEG (.jpeg/.jpg) , PNG (.png), GIF (.gif) or TIFF (.tif/.tiff)

Image Size: The minimum size is 1000px. But Amazon preffers 2560px*1001px.

Background Color: Preferred background color is pure white or transparent background. Any colorful background is not allowed.

Image Frame: The product should fill out 85% of its entire background.

Image Color Mode: RGB or CMYK

Don’t List:

– Do not use any watermark, logo, text or any kind of design in your photos.

– Do not use any other formate rather than JPEG, PNG, Gif or TIFF

– Do not use less that 1000px photos (For an example 300px*200px)

– Do not use any colorful background

You can also find the Amazon photo requirements in Amazon official site. Here are additional resources from Amazon_

Amazon.com Product Image Requirements

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Shoot the photos in high resolution and professional looks

Use a high resolution DSLR camera to shoot your product photos. In that case, you can hire a professional photography company and they can shoot your product photos following the Amazon photo requirements. As a result, you will get a high resolution photo. As a result that will help you for your Amazon product listing. The image must be a professional photograph taken in the studio. For example_ shoe, bag, watch etc. being shoot in the green screen or white screen. Do not use any image editing tool to create your artificial product image. However, drawings or illustrations of the product aren’t accepted in Amazon. The image needs to be in-focus and look professionally lit. Most imporatntly, product photos needs to contain realistic colors and look like what you’re selling, you should not shoot the photos in a different color which may changes the entire product outlook.

The another important fact that you should keep in mind that the image can’t contain additional objects that are confusing. For example, you are selling shoes in your seller account. So any other object like pant, socks should not appear or focused in the main image. Because the customer may get confused while looking at your product image and it conflicts with Amazon photo requirements.

The full product needs to appear in the frame and it should adhere 85% of the entire frame. You can use multiple images for showing up your product and the close-up images are allowed. You can have environments in the background, or show the product in use but do not show any other objects that may confuse a buyer.

standard photo for Amazon photo requirements

Keep the Backgrounds white or transparent for the main product variant.

In the world of product photography, white background is probably the most used background amongst eCommerce sites. It is usually the go-to background for all. White as a background color emphasizes clarity and removes visual obstacles and clutter in today’s trending use. White background as a product background is accepted by all kind of people all over the world and it is one of the most imporatant Amazon photo requirements.

The hue is used to add visual emphasis to other important parts of the design – color, text or images – and is frequently part of an overall visual aesthetic that is simply designed and minimalistic.

Why white background is so important?

Highlights the product: For any image, it is important for the product to be the focal point. Using white background means you’re able to present your products with accurate photos from the quality to details with the least or no distractions. So your images are automatically highlighted because of the white background.

Encourages Consistency: Using white background for all products ensures consistency. This makes customers feel that you’re professional and increases trust that leads to an online user to purchase your product. If you use different types of background color, It is too confusing and distracting with variety of lighting and angles for the buyer and you may lose your selling.

white background is an Amazon photo requirements

Include Important details about your product

You can include the product details in the image. This may help your site visitor to make a decision of making a purchase. Product details are important part in the Amazon and for the buyer. A visitor must see the details about the product before actually buying it and you can show them up through your images. Here are example how you can add product details in your images_

product details on the photo for amazon photo lising

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Outsourcing can be smart way to do your amazon photo editing. If you are too worried about the photos you are going to post in amazon then you can leave your photos in some expert hand like Clipping Pix.com and can get relax! They know how to edit your product photos for amazon posting.

Outsourcing your image editing can save your valuable time that you can use for concentrating on some other parts of your business to increase your online selling. There are hundreds of image editing company available online for outsourcing your image editing. Not all of them are professionals but many of them have great experience of doing this job. Clipping Pix.com has over 7 years of experience on editing amazon product photos. They know the amazon photo requirements and techniques that may really help you to do your amazon selling.

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Freelance Photographers Tips: 6 ways to optimize eCommerce product photos

05/11/2019/7 Comments/in Photography Tips! /by Arian Rahman

Convert your online visitor to a real buyer using the best possible optimized images. A perfect optimized image really helps to grow your online selling and optimize your eCommerce product photos can generate a huge amount of money. How? well, in this tutorial I will give best 6 tips for optimizing your product photos that will lead to increase your online selling.

Most Important ways to optimize your product photos_

1. Keep your product photos simple and focused

2. Shoot your photos in best angel

3. Invest in post production image editing

4. Highlight the important part of your product

5. Do not forget about the SEO

1. Keep your product photos simple and focused

As a freelance photographer or eCommerce seller, before posting your product photos to your online store keep in mind that there might be thousands of other sellers who are also selling the same products. So your images need to be very clear and simple that will give a tremendous outlook to your buyer and optimize eCommerce product photos can really help. Simply you cannot make your customer confused about the product and the best way to do that is using a crisp and clear product photo which is optimized for eCommerce site posting.

Plain background/Transparent background, white background are the most commonly used for image background that gives a great look to your image. 90% product found in the online stores are simply plain/ white background. So whether you shoot your photos in the studio on green screen or outdoor shoot, you should edit your photos and remove the background to make it plain/ white background before posting the photos. This is the very begining technique of optimize eCommerce product photos.

Here are some example optimize eCommerce product photos of plain/ white background_

Keep your product photos simple and focused with white & plain background

2. Shoot your photos in best angel

A bad angel product may lose its outlook value and can lose your real customers. To get a perfect shape of your image, first shoot them in the perfect angel. Do not shoot your product photos above the eye level or down the eye level.

In some cases a single image may express all the information about your product. But in most cases you should use not only one image to get your eCommerce customers. Use as many as images that will perfectly give a perfect idea of your products. These all photos should be taken from different angles to express all of the information about your photos. This is the another technique of optimize eCommerce product photos. You can shoot one photo from front view; one photo from side angel and another photo that shows back view. Your customer may want to see your product from every possible angle to make a purchase.

3. Invest in post production image editing

The 3rd technique for optimize eCommerce product photos is to outsouce your image optimization from a 3rd party expertise company. In this modern technology days, the eCommerce business is growing in a very high rate all over the world. Basically eCommerce business is replacing the physical market. Nowadays people do not want to waste their time visiting the shopping mall while they can find all the products online!

That is a great chance to grab the online consumers to sell your thousand of products and generate money. People buy products relaying on the photos that you share in your online store. So images are most important part in the eCommerce industry to grow your selling and optimize eCommerce product photos can play a very important role. If the case is like that, you cannot use a RAW image to post. The image may have unwanted object that you want to eliminate from your final photos. As an eCommerce seller or photographer you have thousands of photos to post and edit them after shoot can really consume your valuable time.

Outsource your image optimization services

You can outsource your image post production online like you are using online to sell your products. That is very simple! You search for image post production company in google and will find a lot of companies who are providing optimize eCommerce product photos online. You can simply leave your images to them and use your valuable time doing other things to improve your eCommerce business. They will charge you money for doing your image post production (like optimize your eCommerce product photos) but in the final result you will get crisp and clear image!

There are hundreds of Image Editing Company available online. Here is the best 5 image editing company list_

1. Clipping Pix.com

2. Clipping Path India

3. Clipping Path Source

4. Color Experts BD

5. Clipping Path King

4. Highlight the important part of your product

Optimize your eCommerce product photos with detailed informations of the product highlited because a buyer may want to have a detailed look at your products before actually purchasing it. So use some photos that will highlight the product important parts of your product. For an example, if you are selling T-shirt in your online store, use the highlighted images of the material of your T-shirt, Colour and closer look of the neck. These images will really help to lead an online user to purchase your product.

5. Do not forget about the SEO

While posting your eCommerce product photos in your online store you cannot simply ignore the SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Optimize eCommerce product photos with specific image title and use alt text while posting the photos in your eCommerce site.

To find your product online SEO can play a vital role because google shows the best search result depending on the SEO. Here are some tips_

1. Give a best title of your image

2. Resize the image

3. Use descriptive alter text

4. Compress images to decrease size

All above the SEO technique will help your product to find online. If you do not follow the SEO tools, your product will be lost among the thousands of products and will not be able to generate sales. So, optimize eCommerce product photos is must for growing your online selling.

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