MountainMan304
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Hi everyone. I'm working on my next cataloging book(s) about West Virginia bottles, as well as an eventual website with all of the images and details, but I wanted to upgrade my photography setup prior to taking dedicated trips to large collections. Right now, I am planning on investing in a Canon EOS Rebel SL3 along with all the requisite equipment to make the whole operation a success.
These bottles will be of all different molds, sizes, and types of bottles: from 3" tall embossed colored meds, 8" tall ACL sodas, to 5-gallon paper label jugs. Only one bottle per image, with a neutral, white background and neutral, albeit bright, lighting. The only technical advice I seem to have gleaned was to shoot the bottles from further away (up to 12' for higher-zoom lenses), but that didn't really tell me what the lens's focal length, aperture, etc. should be to best take these images.
I'm not rolling in cash, so keeping it under $800 would be optimal, but if necessary I could perhaps justify a more expensive lens. Thank you in advance for any wisdom and/or recommendations!
These bottles will be of all different molds, sizes, and types of bottles: from 3" tall embossed colored meds, 8" tall ACL sodas, to 5-gallon paper label jugs. Only one bottle per image, with a neutral, white background and neutral, albeit bright, lighting. The only technical advice I seem to have gleaned was to shoot the bottles from further away (up to 12' for higher-zoom lenses), but that didn't really tell me what the lens's focal length, aperture, etc. should be to best take these images.
I'm not rolling in cash, so keeping it under $800 would be optimal, but if necessary I could perhaps justify a more expensive lens. Thank you in advance for any wisdom and/or recommendations!