The headline “Amazon Patents White-Background Photography” is all over the Internet, with people exasperated that a decades-old technique could become the subject matter of a patent in 2014.

It details a system of taking photos against a white background; The files even explain how best to set up a photography studio; Amazon has been criticised for patenting a generic shot used regularly; ...

If white background product photos were so easy to accomplish, all graphic designers would be professional product photographers. The final photo will bring out this difference- loud and clear ...