# Product Photos & How to Take Them

#### The Necessary Supplies

- A Ring Light with phone mount
- Large white sheet of paper (Last found at Walmart) 
    - Poster board back sides are matte, which can work
    - May want a warmer than white tone (needs verification)
- A cup with a white inside

### The Photo Process

Ensure that the camera is set to the highest resolution possible.

If possible, frame the picture as a 1:1 square photo.

Set the directory for the photos to go to a folder with the following template:   
<TWO\_LETTER\_VENDOR\_INITIAL>\_Name\_Of\_Tea  
Example: ML\_Autumn\_Light

Use either Nextcloud to upload the folder to external storage.

### Post-Processing the Photos

For this, we will be using GIMP.

##### Contrast and Brightness Correction

1. Import the relevant product image
2. Select "Color" => "Levels"
3. In the newly opened window, select "Auto Input Levels"
4. Adjust further as you see fit.

##### Temperature Change For Unified Background Colors

Leave the Original Color filter the same, but adjust it to match something close to the other products.

Example:  
Original Tempurature: 6500  
Intended Tempurature: 7500