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10/06/2002 10:03:20 PM · #1 |
Looking for tips - I've been trying to photograph glass for the last
couple of weeks and could do with some advice on handling/ minimising
reflections.
Any advice greatfully accepted. How do you do it ? How do you light,
setup etc. This is mostly done on the dining room table, no fancy
setups.
These two are the best I've managed so far:
* This message has been edited by the author on 10/6/2002 10:02:48 PM.
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10/06/2002 10:44:53 PM · #2 |
Gordon I love both of these images...Very MUCH! I don't see why you'd want to minimize the reflections. Well ok...the second one maybe...the middle glass, reflection on the left side, behind the front glass. That is a bit distracting. The others I find just add some dimension to the subjects.
I have been working with glassware a lot myself lately. Although I have not executed the pictures I have in my mind yet, the best way I have found of dealing with unwanted reflections is to move the light sources around. I know I didn't really help much, but wanted to put my two cents in and tell you I like these two.
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10/06/2002 10:57:13 PM · #3 |
Gordon,
I pretty much concur with Grayce's comments. I actually like the non-photographic quality. The first reminds me of an old magazine-type illustration (think New Yorker), and the second has the look of a charcoal or pencil drawing, and would probably look great printed on matte-finish paper. |
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10/06/2002 11:01:48 PM · #4 |
Gordon, are you using a polarizer? That definitely helps if you have not tried it already...
The next step would be to control what is being reflected. You could setup a 'box' to work within...
The first one here looks great... the reflections seem to be perfect. The second one looks like it is reflecting some elements of the room you are working in. It may be possible to setup sideboards with white posterboard to eliminate some of this... not sure...
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10/06/2002 11:04:57 PM · #5 |
Gordon .. I just LOVE the second one .. maybe because I have seen the first one several time.
For some reason I am not able to explain .. I am somehow not fully satisfied with the location of the glasses ... Like something is missing on the left, some adverstiseing maybe .. I do not know ..
but even with that .. for me ..; that's an instant 9 and maybe a 10
I just LOVE THAT SHOT
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10/06/2002 11:05:42 PM · #6 |
If you're getting reflections of stuff off to the side of the glasses, I would say just enclose the sides with something like your background, or maybe black paper, or something like that. Then that will be reflected instead of random stuff in your room.
However, as I know from doing 3d renders, the reflections on your glasses are what indicate to us that they're glass. 3d artists work hard to get those reflections onto their glasses, and you want to get rid of them! Madness!
Edit: I was writing this while Setzler posted the same reply :)
* This message has been edited by the author on 10/6/2002 11:04:52 PM.
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10/07/2002 03:24:39 PM · #7 |
I don't know why I didn't to use a polariser - thanks for suggesting it!
Lisae - you also make a good point about maybe wanting to keep some of them.
I think I want to be able to more selectively control, rather than
totally eliminate the reflections - I do have large sheets of matt
board around this - maybe I should just wait until evening and it is
dark outside... |
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