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weekly digital photography podcasts, photo tips, reader submitted pictures, equipment reviews & more. update required to play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your flash plugin. prepare for your 2019 now - digital photography podcast 664. product shots. i need to create these efficiently and beautifully. in other words, i want them to look good, and i don't want to spend a lot i've set up a small product studio that would work in any office or home as well. it consists of a translucent shooting tent in most demonstrations, you'll see the lights placed on either side of the product. personally, i don't think that's the best look. it can make your subjects look too one-dimensional. instead, i position one light to the side, and the second above, shining down through the top of the tent. the second light serves a dual purpose of illuminating the backdrop and the top of the product. i like the fotodiox pro includes a built-in diffuser, which makes everything easier. for the one positioned on the side. the top light is diffused by shining through the shooting tent. this configuration creates both as for the camera and lens, you can use just about anything. i have an older olympus om-d e-m5 just for my studio work combined with a i will confess, that i do like a sharp lens for this type of work. elements exactly as i want and see the composition clearly before snapping the shutter. once you get all of the factors dialed in, you can knock out any type of small product shot quickly and beautifully. the latter is very important, especially if you sell on ebay or etsy. if your products look better than the competition's, trust me, you have an advantage. if you wait until january 1st to choose the improvements that you want to make in 2019, it's already too late. before you know it, the month will be gone, and you won't have accomplished a thing. if you really want to up your game next year, now is the time to start. and i have