Product Photography: Clothes and Textiles

Introduction

• Welcome
• What makes an effective photo of textiles?

1. Styling Tools and Lighting for Textiles

• Styling tools for textile photography
• Lighting textiles to expose texture

2. Photographing Textiles on a Slant Board

• Styling a garment on a slant board
• Lighting a garment on a slant board
• Understanding the lighting ratios in the slant-board shot
• Shooting a garment on a slant board

3. Photographing Clothing on a Foam Model

• Using a foam model to style clothing
• Lighting and shooting clothing on a foam model

4. Creating a Scene for Photographing Textiles

• Styling a blanket on a chair
• Lighting and shooting a photo of a blanket on a chair

5. Photographing a Color Story Stack

• Styling the stack of towels for the photo
• Lighting and shooting the stack of towels
• Reviewing the images from the color story stack

6. Photographing a Color Story Fan

• Styling clothing in a fan pattern for a photo
• Lighting and shooting the fan of shirts

Conclusion

• Post work and next steps