Dont think I advocated daylight anywhere just not going mad and buying a ton of strobes, tungstens, brollies, cool lights and lord knows what else until you know what it is you are aiming for and what sort of product you need to shoot.
These days I have no option but daylight as I dont do pro photography anymore, no longer have the gear and am limited to getting digital pics using a happy snappy.....getting 35mm film done for eBay would be a bit tiresome
and may get you classified, if not certified, as an extreme hipster. Might as well go back to putting postcards up in the local shops to sell stuff and driving to work on a steam engine
anyone for hand tinted postcards ?
With some patience and ingenuity I generally pull off daylight shots on long exposure with a happy snappy digital. I just have to wait for the sun to be in the right position for my windows and at the right intensity..... Its like natures softbox really
chuck in some foamboard for reflectors .....couple of old pillowcases as drapes and some clothes pegs to convert a chair to a film stage add a clapped out old tripod I got in a charity shop for £2 and various bits iof tupperware as plinths......of course as a consequence of not owning any gear I can only shoot product for eBay in the summer months between about 8am and 10am when the light is good, not too overcast, not too bright etc etc so thats a bit of a drawback but I manage to live with it
Its all done on the cheap from my tiny studio flat but the pics are good enough to get tat sold on aBay and thats really all I need these days.
And theres a real lesson in product photography.....it only needs to be good enough to get the product sold.