lighting-products-and-merchandise

name	lighting-products-and-merchandise
description	Use when filming products (cards, slabs, accessories). Product lighting shows form, depth, and detail.

Lighting Products and Merchandise

Product lighting: side-lit reveals texture; overhead flat for documentation. Use ring light + side light + back light.

Product lighting setups

1. Studio with white background: 2 lights + bounce, even shadowless
2. Hero shot with depth: 3-point lighting (key, fill, rim)
3. Texture/material focus: side-lit, raking light
4. Overhead documentation: flat overhead lighting
5. Glamour beauty: soft, diffused, no shadows

Card-specific lighting

Filming graded cards:

1. Avoid direct reflections on slab plastic
2. Light at angle to surface (30-45°)
3. Polarizer filter to reduce glare
4. Soft diffused light (no hot spots)
5. Two side lights at equal angles
6. Optional: small backlight for slab depth

Product lighting tools

1. Ring light ($30-100) — even, ringed light
2. Light tent / softbox tent ($30-80) — even diffusion
3. LED panels ($50-300 each) — versatile, color-adjustable
4. Macro ring light ($100-300) — closeup details
5. Polarizing filters ($30-100) — reduce glare on slabs
6. Bounce cards ($5-20) — fill shadows naturally

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Product/card lighting for CardPrepAI demo videos.