>>3884889>intimidated by my photography expertise>nothing to do with the conversation anonSounds like goalposts being moved to me.
>>3882519>You see it on all famous cosmetic brands, the edges look like they change between gray gradient to white gradient back to normal gradient...I can't seem to achieve this no matter how much I try with lights. What do you think the setup is?>I also want there to be a hardshadow on the table I'm shooting on. Would you recommend that I do this white composting or is it possible to capture everything at once?>>3882541>The gradient would be done in post, you're not going to replicate that sort of reflection naturally.>>3882845>Wrong, I used to work for future publishing ..waffle waffle ... editing was really never used, large flash diffuser panels and scoops are used to direct light. 