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12/06/2008 12:50:22 AM · #1 |
| Did anyone know the trick how to shoot the Christmas ornaments (that can reflect your image easily)but not reflect your images (body, camera...) into it? my teacher said it possible... |
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12/06/2008 02:07:23 AM · #2 |
Try using a mirror at a 45 degree angle, or you could use a telephoto lens of say around 200mm.. That way your reflection would be extremely small..
Message edited by author 2008-12-06 02:08:41.
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12/06/2008 03:44:57 AM · #3 |
| Zoom lens, stay away from it. |
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12/06/2008 05:53:47 AM · #4 |
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12/06/2008 10:24:46 AM · #5 |
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12/06/2008 10:36:51 AM · #6 |
| You simply build around it and shoot through a hole, that´s the way it´s done in brochures. |
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12/06/2008 10:49:30 AM · #7 |
In the industry that I call my career, and have 19 torturous years left before I can qualify for full retirement and benefits, technicians embrace the color black when at work.
Bright colors are reflective, black is not, and is easy to hide in the shadows. When visiting a film set, you will see that the people that work lighting, grip, camera, and sound almost always wear black clothing.
Because black works so well, there is this material we use called 'douvatine'. Smooth on one side, not smooth on the other side. Douvatine is used all the time to hide things that are in frame, or are reflected into the lens.
Camera operators typically used douvatine when a critical shot is blocked and reflections are seen everywhere.
So, my answer to you is simple.
Wear black shirt and pants, go to a fabric store and purchase some black, non reflective fabric, cover yourself with your gear, and go for it.
Keep the fabric safely stored for future use.
Good luck.
Message edited by author 2008-12-06 10:50:28.
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12/06/2008 10:51:25 AM · #8 |
I shot this... ....
The reflection of his face was from my computer screen, I hung the ornament from a babana hanger,lol, had the tree in the b.g. Tilted my screen forward as far as it would go, and peeked around the back of the screen to get it. It was a very funny angle and a tight squeeze. But I still got other reflections, I hid in the shadows... |
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12/06/2009 04:00:39 PM · #9 |
Personally my favorite way not to cast a reflection would be to permit yourself to be bitten by a Vampire....as we all know, Vampires do not cast a reflection! LOL
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12/06/2009 04:08:53 PM · #10 |
| Let's start with the optics involved... the ornaments are normally convex and spherical, so they reflect a *really* wide view of their surroundings. Where ever you are in the surroundings, you will show up in the reflection. That's the bad news. The good news is, as someone alluded to, precisely *because* of the "ultra wide angle" nature of the reflection, you will be *tiny* if you are any distance at all away from the ornaments. This, combined with choosing your location, clothing etc. carefully to blend in, will pretty much make you invisible. |
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12/06/2009 05:15:32 PM · #11 |
Funny how this thread was revived exactly one year after it died.
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12/06/2009 05:23:23 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Let's start with the optics involved... the ornaments are normally convex and spherical, so they reflect a *really* wide view of their surroundings. Where ever you are in the surroundings, you will show up in the reflection. That's the bad news. The good news is, as someone alluded to, precisely *because* of the "ultra wide angle" nature of the reflection, you will be *tiny* if you are any distance at all away from the ornaments. This, combined with choosing your location, clothing etc. carefully to blend in, will pretty much make you invisible. |
Good point about choosing clothing to blend into the surroundings. You don't want to be a black blob in the middle of a colorful reflection. |
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12/06/2009 05:41:07 PM · #13 |
| I shoot from the other side of a black snuggie, wearing black gloves |
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12/06/2009 05:41:16 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by JuliBoc:
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Good point about choosing clothing to blend into the surroundings. You don't want to be a black blob in the middle of a colorful reflection. |
Or even worse. 
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12/06/2009 07:55:25 PM · #15 |
Q. how to shoot the picture that not reflect your imgage
A. Get someone else to shoot it
and yes, i have had a couple of larrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrge gins to combat this terrible disease that Art gave me. |
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12/06/2009 08:01:23 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Or even worse.
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LOLOL! Someone had to bring up the infamous "teapot" image! |
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12/06/2009 09:14:59 PM · #17 |
I like using a long lens. Shooting a satin finish ornament also helps.
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12/06/2009 09:20:30 PM · #18 |
Wow, it's been a year and 21 hours since the original post. Way to bring it back!
I wanted to say "Welcome to DPC," but I see the user is long gone, that one post having been his/her only activity here. At least it was a good question, that brought some good answers... |
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12/06/2009 09:36:33 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Dr.Confuser:
I like using a long lens. Shooting a satin finish ornament also helps.
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You can also shoot thread covered balls!!
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12/06/2009 11:41:09 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by MattO:
Or even worse.
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LOLOL! Someone had to bring up the infamous "teapot" image! |
I can't pass up the chance to bring up Ben's shot. It was pure Genius. :D
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12/07/2009 12:18:57 AM · #21 |
LOL! A 1 year old thread revived exactly 365 days after last post. I never knew about the auction kettle photo till now. What a gas... So I went hunting purely for research purposes you understand...More reflectoporn here. What makes these overweight blokes be too lazy to get dressed and walk around with a P&S. Maybe they lost the shirt off their backs at last night's poker game and just woke up penniless?
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12/07/2009 12:19:00 AM · #22 |
Duplication, deleted.
Message edited by author 2009-12-07 00:28:03. |
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