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05/11/2006 06:01:50 PM · #1 |
I've been trying to shoot some glass bottles, but the glare is killing the photos. In the end I had wax paper on the desk lamps I was using for lighting, and had them well below the area of focus to make it extremely dim and indirect, all other lights in the apartment turned off, and set up a shot with ISO of 400 and a 4 second shutter. The result wasn't bad, but it definitely needed some NI and I can't help but wonder if there's a better way to do this sort of thing to avoid the glare on the curved glass. Think in terms of camera settings and ghetto-style lighting solutions since I can't buy anything to get the job done. Thanks!
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05/11/2006 06:06:56 PM · #2 |
You need very diffuse light. There are a few ways to tackle this. One way would be to make a light tent with a piece of sheer white fabric, and place as many lamps around it as feasible to get the light levels up.
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05/11/2006 06:11:20 PM · #3 |
definitely diffuse light, surround object in white sheets or posterboard or something that will remove any reflections in the room (i.e., you, your camera, pictures on the walls, etc).... oh and a little hairspray will dull the shiny finish a bit. :)
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05/11/2006 06:16:50 PM · #4 |
I used to assist a photographer way back and one of his accounts was RV's and trailers. We used to use a "dulling spray" to take any strobe glare off of cabinets, tables, and anything shiny in the RV's. I don't remember now what exactly it was called, but it was like a spray paint can. It suprisingly helped quite a lot!
If you can't buy anything, maybe a quick spray of aerosol hair-spray would have the same effect if you have any of that around. You don't want to dowse it, but hold it about 1 1/2 feet away and give it a very fine mist. Spritz would be too splotchy. I don't know if it will do the same as the dulling spray, but worth a shot. If they are vintage bottles, make sure to qickly wipe it off after shooting so it doesn't permanently stick to it. |
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05/11/2006 06:20:14 PM · #5 |
I don't know if you can attach filers to the front of your lens but circular polarisers are designed to reduce glare. Glare of course is polarised light and is different to the other types of reflections that you may be getting.
bazz.
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05/11/2006 06:21:15 PM · #6 |
I'm not sure I want to spray these, as they are antiques and I really don't want to damage the finish. I don't have any white fabric, but I may be able to fashion something from wax paper on some makeshift frames.. I'll have to give that some thought. Thank you for giving me ideas! (Please keep posting them, too.)
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