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 

 

 Import the relevant product image 

 Select "Color" => "Levels" 

 In the newly opened window, select "Auto Input Levels" 

 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