Product on a desk

The constraint is control and sharpness on a still subject, which lets you slow down and get everything right. Place the product in soft window light with a white card bouncing light back into the shadow side, put the camera on a tripod, and shoot f/8 at 35–70mm to keep the whole object sharp. Base ISO 100–400 and a two-second timer give you the cleanest, steadiest frame, and tapping to place focus lets you put the sharp plane exactly on the label or logo.

Watch out for colour and clutter. Mixed room light throws product colour off, so shoot RAW and set white balance against a neutral reference so the whites are truly white — accurate colour is the whole job here. Keep the background clean and simple, and mind reflections on glossy surfaces: move the light and the bounce, not just the camera, until the highlights sit where you want them.