Product Photography

Video Tutorials

Run-and-Gun Documentary Shooting: Gear Choices and On-Location Product Photography Tips from Peter McKinnon

There’s a specific kind of shooting panic I know well. You’re on location, you have limited time, and you need footage or photos that feel cinematic without a full crew or a trunk full of gear. I’ve been there on travel assignments where I had one bag, one camera, and a client expecting polished results. The question is never really “what’s the best gear?” It’s “what’s the right gear for this job?

July 18, 2026

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How to Recolor Large Product Photos in Photoshop (Without Losing Fabric Detail)

If you photograph products for small businesses or e-commerce clients, you have almost certainly run into this exact problem: a furniture company has one beautiful sofa, it comes in fourteen fabric colors, and they want fourteen polished, consistent product images for their website. Reshooting every single colorway is expensive and time-consuming. There has to be a smarter way. That smarter way is digital recoloring, and in this Sean Tucker tutorial, he walks through exactly how to pull it off in Photoshop using physical fabric swatches as your color reference.

July 4, 2026

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Shoot Epic Product Photos at Home Using Everyday Objects (Peter McKinnon's Method, Broken Down)

Every few months I get a message from someone asking how brands get those rich, moody product shots that look like they required a full studio crew. Nine times out of ten, the answer is simpler than you’d expect. I started thinking about this more seriously when I realized I was turning down small product photography requests because I assumed I didn’t have the “right” setup. Spoiler: I was wrong, and a Peter McKinnon tutorial on shooting playing cards changed how I approach the whole thing.

July 3, 2026