text: how do i take photos for e-commerce ? i need to take photos for my online store.  any ideas?  how do i create a transparent background? you need 2 lights to get contrast.  set one at 10 o'clock and one at 7 o'clock.  put a difuser (white paper) in front of the 7 o'clock lite (you want half the light from that one).  use a background with a single strong color (not the same as the product) that you can select in photoshop to delete out the background.  support the product on a rod (stick it on using putty) that is behind the product so it does not show.  keep the background as far away as possible and use as large an f stop as you can while keeping the whole product in focus.  that's about it!