Mistakes Every Clothing Photographer Should Escape

Clothing photography is similar to product photography. People will tell you how to become a good clothing photographer but not everyone will tell you what mistakes you should avoid. Let take a look at a few of the mistakes one must escape from:

• Didn't edit the product image correctly

It's best to keep all the cuts, alignments, and backgrounds in your inventory identical, frame by frame.

 

• Failure to set correct colour space profile

Many apparel photographers forget or don't realize the importance of converting edited photos into ready-made web profiles for colour space or not. A colour space is a specific range of colours that can be represented in an image. 

 

• Not using correct camera settings

If your camera settings are wrong, your images can look professional without any Photoshop experience. DSLR cameras can produce very high-quality photos, but the wrong settings can drastically reduce this quality. 

 

• Too little light to carry

Bright lighting should be one of your biggest concerns as an online clothing retailer. Ensuring images are displayed correctly will accurately display colours and other product details and keep your inventory looking clean and professional. All outfits are different and the availability of the right lighting allows customers to appreciate the unique aspects of your outfit.

 

• Not enough images provided

Contrary to popular belief, a photo or two of each product is not enough to give customers an accurate picture of the profitability and quality of your inventory. Therefore, it is important to provide customers with as much information as possible about each product by uploading at least 3 images per product - preferably 5-10.

 

• No use of mannequins 

Many clothing photographers overlook the importance of conveying shape and form to customers by photographing clothes worn by mannequins. Instead, they just organize clothes or take their photos on hangers. It’s a big mistake! Doing ghost mannequin photography or doing photographing clothes on a live model is almost always the best way to show the shape of the item.

• Not preparing clothes 

Preparing clothes for a photoshoot is the main starting point for taking photos of clothing, but many clothing photographers skip this step and prefer to rely on Photoshop to remove wrinkles, blemishes, and other problems that arise with storing or transporting the collected product. It is important to examine your product carefully from top to bottom, inside and out. Iron or steam.