How To Create A Turntable For 360 Degree Product Photography In 5 Minutes And $15
Jan 13, 2015
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If you’re into product photography, you know what a great impact a 360 degree image can have. It will instantly upgrade any website and is an excellent addition to the services you can offer your clients.
In this tutorial, originally posted by Vladimir Matiyasevich, you will learn how to build a steady 360 degree turntable and a mini studio in 5 minutes. Assuming you already own a set of speed lights, studio flashes or desk lamps, this project should cost you approximately $15 and a trip to the nearest IKEA store.
Parts Used
- Lazy Susan
- Desk lamps x 4 (optional)
- Binder clips x 26
- White construction paper x 2
- Double-sided tape
- Scissors
- Pencil
Let’s Get To Work
1. Place the Lazy Susan on a sheet of construction paper and use a pencil to draw a circle a few inches wider.
2. Grab those scissors and show that piece of paper what you’re made of!
3. Attach a binder clip to the Lazy Susan.
4. Repeat step #3 another 25 times.
5. Once all the binder clips are in place, fold the top part of each clip over towards the center.
6. Stick a small piece of double-sided tape in the center of the unit. Once done, expose the top side. You can loop regular tape but this will give you a smoother result.
7. Stick the paper to the Lazy Susan. You’re going to want to make sure you get it centered.
8. Tape the second sheet of paper to the wall as a backdrop and mount your lamps to the desk. If you already have a backdrop and your own lighting setup, go ahead and jump to step #9.
9. Place your new super-cool turntable on your fancy backdrop, add your product and adjust your lighting. That’s it!
10. Snap away! Rotate the table between each image.
Pro tip: use the binder clips as markings to ensure consistent rotations.
Now that you’ve built the turntable and taken the images, you’ll need to upload your photos to a platform that is able to assemble and display 360 degree images. This video shows how it’s done using Megavisor.
You’re all done!
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If you decide to try this out, make sure to share your results with us!
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Liron Samuels
Liron Samuels is a wildlife and commercial photographer based in Israel. When he isn’t waking up at 4am to take photos of nature, he stays awake until 4am taking photos of the night skies or time lapses. You can see more of his work on his website or follow him on Facebook.
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14 responses to “How To Create A Turntable For 360 Degree Product Photography In 5 Minutes And $15”
GREAT!!!
Marco ho letto solo il titolo…magari ti interessa
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Cool idea! Nut, why not just spray paint the lazy susan white, and sharpie marker points on the edges? It’ll save you paper and a lot of little clippies.
Cool idea! But, why not just spray paint the lazy susan white, and sharpie marker points on the edges? It’ll save you paper and a lot of little clippies.
Is easy to maintain and you can swap the paper with different colors, patterns or even materials. Plus you’ll have a nice Lazy Susan for your parties.
Kevin, The turntable top will get dirty fast, the paint discolors, and paper does a great job of diffussing the cast shadow. I got nothing on the clips but I thought it was a novel idea.
Looks great! We have just begun testing lazy susan from Ikea and some 360 product photography from Iconasys called Shutter Stream 360 and its been working quite well. I agree with Matt – using white photography paper seems better than paint as it is easy to swap out when/if it gets dirty. And we also used an adhesive tape measure around the outside to help with consistent angle reproduction.
I like the idea, but I’m wondering about all the clips around the edge. Other than “use the binder clips as markings to ensure consistent rotations”, do the 20+ binder clips serve a purpose?
i think it would be much batter if a marking could be applied!. with some marker.
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Amazing tips and tricks. Thank you very much for sharing.