Staging photography is about total light control. The shutter allowed light manipulation behind the olive oil bottle. The light in this case is a photographic light balanced and diffused to match sunlight. Separate lighting on the garlic, peppers and tomatoes give yet more control adding dimension to this olive oil bottle staging.
The fire behind the bourbon bottle was photographed waiting as the flames flared to balance the bottle, and monitoring the light it cast on the bottle, glass, cigar—even the limes. Ice cubes were created from acrylic – sized proportionately to fit the glass. The second staging for this product (see below) focuses on a clean sharp reflection accented by diffusion lighting.
Staging photography enhances a product in variety of ways, creating a beautiful setting with props, lights, visual aids or composite photography.
While this is a simple looking shot, it took multiple lighting techniques, composite photography and custom camera settings to achieve this desired look.
The same bottle was re-shot with a chilling blue (see below), using diffusion to create a background, precision is the key. 
Merchants selling on Amazon.com are asked to submit their catalog of product images on an all white background. There are a couple of ways to shoot your products to look their best.
These samples are not cutouts nor photo edited-these are as shot. Here is an example without any shadows:
Product Photo without shadows
Product Photography with shadow
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