DIY ecommerce product photography setup under $150
The video demonstrates a budget product photography setup using two pieces of colored cardboard as a backdrop, a cheap ring light, and one additional light source, all shot on a phone. After taking the photo, she uses Canva's background remover effect to create a clean ecommerce-ready product shot.
The lessons
You can shoot usable ecommerce product photos with just cardboard backdrops, a ring light, and a phone camera.
Use Canva's background remover effect to turn a simple phone photo into a clean product shot for your website.
You don't need a professional photographer to get website-ready product images on a small budget.
Questions people ask
How can I take product photos without a professional photographer?
Use two pieces of block-colored cardboard as a backdrop, a cheap ring light, and one extra light source, then shoot on your phone. Take the photo with the lights on, then upload it to Canva and use the background remover effect under Effects to get a clean ecommerce shot.
Transcript
I'm going to show you a really easy way to do product photography. Three things that you need other than your phone. First are two pieces of cardboard in a block color. I love to use white and I got these two from Officeworks and I think they were about $1.
20 each. Next you need a ring light. You can get some pretty cheap ones off Amazon or eBay. Lastly I use this light.
I got this from Amazon and I think it was around about $120. I'm going to use one of my client products and then I'm going to show you exactly how I take photos. Place it where you need it, turn on the big light and take the photo. Go to Canva and select the photo you just took.
You want to go to effects and you want to go to background remover. You are left with an extremely beautiful e-commerce shot. You can put that straight onto your website.
