| You don't need professional photographers for | | | | background, but any kind of light colored sheet |
| poster printing. If you are in a tight budget and | | | | should do. Of course it needs to be uniform and |
| need to print posters with images of your | | | | there should be no designs, splotches or other |
| products or other objects, or even models for | | | | smudges in the background. This will serve as |
| that matter, you can easily do it at home with a | | | | your main background which can easily be digitally |
| digital camera and some other elements. In this | | | | changed or taken out if needed once you get |
| guide, we will share with you five simple steps on | | | | your images. |
| how to make good home made photographs for | | | | 4. Arrange your lights – Next, the lights. The |
| poster printing. | | | | best lighting for most photo shoots is to have all |
| 1. Collect your materials – First, you need to | | | | angles covered. This means that there must be |
| collect your initial materials. You will need a digital | | | | almost no shadows that appear in your |
| camera of course and a nice tripod if you can for | | | | photograph object or model. So cover the front, |
| steady pictures. You may also need lighting. Desk | | | | sides and the top of your product with lights. Of |
| lamps and reading lamps are best for this since | | | | course if you do want shadows for effect, then |
| they are easily adjustable, and they usually have | | | | eliminate some lights so that you get a shadow. |
| brighter lights. The more lights you have the | | | | Generally however, you would want every single |
| better, but try to be consistent and use | | | | angle covered with light so that your product |
| fluorescent or incandescent lamps only. Also try | | | | looks its best. |
| to get a uniformly colored large cloth like a white | | | | 5. Take your photos - Great! Once your lighting is |
| bed sheets or something similar to serve as your | | | | up, then all you need to do is place your object or |
| main background and as coverings for tables and | | | | model in the position or pose that you want and |
| stools. Finally of course, you may need some | | | | then click a way. As a good rule, you should take |
| tables, stools and of course the things you need | | | | as many shots as you want to so that you can |
| to photograph. | | | | have plenty of options to choose from once the |
| 2. Find a nice wide space – Next, try to find a | | | | poster design stage happens. Get multiple angles |
| nice location that is a bit wide for your photo | | | | of your object, switch between different poses, |
| shoot. It can be a nice empty room, a rarely | | | | and even try some unique shots like action shots. |
| passed hallway, a garage or even the back of | | | | You can also wrap your lights in colored cellophane |
| your house. Having a wide place is important since | | | | if you want so that you can have a different |
| you want some freedom of movement to get | | | | color hue in your pictures. |
| the best angles for your photograph. | | | | Wonderful! That should do the trick. If you placed |
| 3. Setup your background – Now, once you | | | | the lights well, and you got as many shots as you |
| have a location in mind, it is time to set the | | | | can for your objects, you should relatively have a |
| background. Using chords or strings, setup one | | | | nice professional looking image for use in your |
| side of your area with a white or full colored wall | | | | poster printing. No one will never know the |
| with your bed sheet or something similar. White | | | | difference between a professional studio and your |
| of course would be the best color for the | | | | shots. Great right? |