Shadow creation services are greatly helpful in delivering genuine product images. The consumers of today have become smart and demand visually appealing and high-quality images from e-retailers. Shadow effects are added to an image to duplicate the shape of certain objects, making it look like light is cascading down on the object to give it a realistic appeal.
At Offshore Photo Editing, we have a team of skilled photo editors who can create a variety of shadow effects that will make your product images look completely natural and genuine. Whatever be your requirement, we fulfill every need of yours. Our shadow creation services include the following:
Shadow creation services can be defined as the process of adding or generating shadows to digital images as well as scenes generated in computers to make them seem more realistic and/or create the visual effect that you desire in these cases. When it comes to the domains of computer graphics and digital imaging, shadows do have a crucial role to play by creating depth dimension thus bringing about a modicum of realism in that particular context. One of the best things about these services is the speed at which the work gets done, especially when done by the best professionals in the domain.
Following are the various kinds of shadow creation services offered by professional photo editors:
Creating a natural shadow makes sure that the image retains its originality. This is the most common method in these cases and the simplest to create as well! These shadows can be further categorized into shadows on objects and shadows of objects.
Drop shadow creation services help you create simple shadows that make images a lot more dramatic and complex shadows that offer specific effects.
Reflection or mirror shadow effect is used when the service providers are trying to make it look like the product has been placed on glossy surfaces such as pianos and vinyl.
With castaway shadow creation services, you can create realistic shadows in all lighting conditions no matter what type of object it is.
With the help of original shadow retention services, it becomes easier for you to maintain the integrity of the shadows captured naturally in images.
Floating shadows are often used for wedding portraits where you take away the background and make it look more professional by imparting a transparent look to the proceedings.
Photo editors use various steps such as the following to create shadows in the images they work on:
Shadow mapping is a technique where you render the scene from the point of view of the light source and store the depth information in a texture that is also referred to as the shadow map. During the final rendering, you can use the shadow map to determine if a scene point is shadowed.
In the shadow volume technique, you calculate the volume of a space that has been obstruction by an object and use it to decide where the shadow falls.
In the ray tracing technique used in shadow creation services, you simulate the path taken by light rays in a scene. This includes interactions like reflection, shadowing, and refraction, to name a few.
SSAO can be defined as a technique that is used to estimate approximately the surrounding occlusion. This simulates the soft shadows that fall in areas where the objects are closer together.
You can bake precomputed shadows into light maps or textures in the context of real-time rendering. A prominent example of such work is video games.
Usually, it takes anywhere between 24 and 48 hours to create shadows in images.
The different kinds of shadows that can be created for images are natural shadows, drop shadows, reflection or mirror shadows, castaway shadows, original shadow retention, and floating shadows.
Want your e-commerce products to look attractive and enticing? Create visually stunning drop shadow effects to make your product pop up against the background. It gives the object a slightly raised appearance, creating an almost floating effect. Enhance your product outline by giving the object a faint glow with shadowing tools. Drop shadow is commonly used by online retailers to make their product photos more appealing.
Want your product photos to look authentic? The natural shadow effect is used to showcase an object that has a naturally cast shadow in the background. Photo editors have to decide which side the imaginative light is coming from and cast the shadow effect accordingly. This gives the product an appearance of being placed on a surface.
Most times, product images will have an existing shadow. But it does not match the creative vision of the photographer or the client. In cast shadow services, we carefully remove the naturally occurring shadow and then either replace it with an edited one or correct the levels of opacity and transparency on the existing one.
If you are showcasing products that are not on a solid surface, then floating shadows and reflections are used to create an effect of the object floating in mid-air. A shadow is cast to make the object more noticeable and reflections are used to give the object more depth and visual appeal. This is mostly used for e-commerce product photos and needs very delicate handling. A poorly done job can make the image look unnatural and fake.
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