Thank you for your reply! The photos have been so frustrating for me, I just don't know anything about it. I've been trying to learn how to use gimp (free editing software) can't figure out how to fix the photo's. If you can share what you did to the photo to get it so bright, I'd appreciate that! Did you use photo shop?
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Thank you for your reply! The photos have been so frustrating for me, I just don't know anything about it. I've been trying to learn how to use gimp (free editing software) can't figure out how to fix the photo's. If you can share what you did to the photo to get it so bright, I'd appreciate that! Did you use photo shop?
PhotoShop is the gold standard. I use a less expensive program called Paint Shop Pro. Photo editing has taken me a long time to learn. I'm sure people who do this kind of work for a living can tweak photos like yours in no time flat.
I've looked at Gimp and know some people really like it, but I used PSP before Gimp was made and am reasonably comfortable with it. I don't want to change horses without a good reason.
What I did to your photo was pretty basic. I did three things -- 1. made the photo brighter overall, 2. increased the contrast so the blacks are blacker and the whites are whiter, and 3. increased the saturation so the colors a bit more intense.
There's only so much a person can do with photo editing. What I wanted to do, but couldn't, was make the front of the soap appear brighter without washing out the background or making the black printing on your packaging appear more greyish. That is something more easily fixed when taking the photo rather than afterward. The solution is to add more light to the front of your subject. You don't want a lot of glare off your shiny packaging, but it would work better if the front of the lavender soap is brighter in comparison with the background.
Here is a thread about product photography that you might find helpful:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=33252
I've looked at Gimp and know some people really like it, but I used PSP before Gimp was made and am reasonably comfortable with it. I don't want to change horses without a good reason.
What I did to your photo was pretty basic. I did three things -- 1. made the photo brighter overall, 2. increased the contrast so the blacks are blacker and the whites are whiter, and 3. increased the saturation so the colors a bit more intense.
There's only so much a person can do with photo editing. What I wanted to do, but couldn't, was make the front of the soap appear brighter without washing out the background or making the black printing on your packaging appear more greyish. That is something more easily fixed when taking the photo rather than afterward. The solution is to add more light to the front of your subject. You don't want a lot of glare off your shiny packaging, but it would work better if the front of the lavender soap is brighter in comparison with the background.
Here is a thread about product photography that you might find helpful:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=33252
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I like it! The black looks very nice. Love how you wrap them! Just one thing; I'ld try keep the soap pictures all the same size...
