…and I was given chopping boards. Commercial photography is varied to say the least. These were nice ones, mind you: Bamboo with silicon rubber feet so they don’t slip while you are using them. Photographing them was fun as I could play with bringing out the texture of the material and the angle of shot enabled me to change the perspective of the boards. But the best bit was using a few sample pieces of wallpaper that the local hardware store ‘donated’ (all above board, I assure you!)

The wallpaper formed a great backdrop for the subject matter and a few well chosen props to set the scene provided additional interest. Here are a few of the results:

chopping-board-002chopping board made from bamboo with a halved red pepper and cook's knife Of course, there were also shots we needed showing the boards ‘floating’ on a simple, white background. These are standard shots for many items being sold online. Here’s one to illustrate the point.

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Are you looking for commercial photography of items like this? Please get in touch if you are a reseller of small items you would like to look better on your online shops. If we can photograph it in our setup, we will.