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Dontfear2bwrong · March 8th, 2009

Hi all - What is the best way to take a picture of a t-shirt flat? I'm looking on PacSun.com and AfflictionClothing.com and would like to know how to take pictures of flat t-shirts like that. I don't like the looks of a t-shirt on a person or mannequin. Thanks for your help.

jkruse · March 8th, 2009

Use mock ups
Go media has some great ones.

mrbigjack50 · March 8th, 2009

Camera, Light, Action duh ....

jking..

Got to art shop, buy crazy color for background, get some of those lights they use with stand that carpenters use and use a ladder to take shot at it.. if you have a tripod that can be adjusted high enough, you good to go.
In photo shop, do a select color of background and change it to desired color and tweek levels and contrast

mrbigjack50 · March 8th, 2009

Oh another way I done it is, staple to wall and take a shot at it that way

2Dye4 · March 9th, 2009

I like to display the shirts flat as well.

I have a large piece of plexiglass that I've rigged up in a
tilted position with a piece of white fabric stretched over it.
I use a couple shop lights and the camera on a tripod and shoot
with the aperture set on 8.0. I end up having to do some color
correcting in Photoshop then use extract to remove the background
then refill it with white. Sometimes I'll put a drop shadow back in.

When the weather warms up I going to set up outside to give natural lighting a try.

Jo

GraduateClothing · March 9th, 2009

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Originally Posted by mrbigjack50


	Oh another way I done it is, staple to wall and take a shot at it that way

I like that idea

mrbigjack50 · March 9th, 2009

yea works really good actually, because tough when doing the ladder way
You can also use pins to do it : ) you can get creative and mount flat on a tree, metal, ect. to give texture and depth

Dontfear2bwrong · March 9th, 2009

Wow, a lot of great ideas here. I'm going to give these a shot and see which one work best for me.

GraduateClothing · March 10th, 2009

thanks guys i was needing some ideas on doing this to

masterchiva · March 10th, 2009

Most online stores now-a-days just photoshop mock-ups as someone already stated... It saves time, money and they look identical to a real picture on the computer.

GraduateClothing · March 11th, 2009

True, its not very hard to make a basic shirt in photoshop.

eccApparel · March 12th, 2009

A 4 x 5 piece of plywood with some white linen or sheet stapled to it works well. I usually prop it at a 30-40 degree angle.

You definitely need a tripod for the camera to keep it steady and hold the correct angle. You will have to adjust the white balance of the camera to get it to where you like it. (Make sure you write down the settings or you'll have to try and figure it out every time)

Also set the camera up to take the photo on a timer. (like 5 sec. after you hit the button) That way there's less of a chance for camera movement when you snap the picture. You'll have to do final editing in photoshop or fireworks, etc. to get the best outcome.

lburton3 · March 17th, 2009

Put it flat on a floor (or wrinkled, if you're going for that look), snap a shot, and Photoshop the background out. Replace it with something cool, like free stock images of concrete.

That's what I do, and I've received many-a-compliment on my no-budget product shots!

eccApparel · March 17th, 2009

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Originally Posted by lburton3


	Put it flat on a floor (or wrinkled, if you're going for that look), snap a shot, and Photoshop the background out. Replace it with something cool, like free stock images of concrete. That's what I do, and I've received many-a-compliment on my no-budget product shots!

I checked out your site. Those are cool photos. I like how you did that.