2007-02-19 09:41:31 · 3 answers · asked by nick m 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
the larger your light source; ie. a light bank or soft box, and the closer it is to the object being photographed , the less harsh the effect will be as in a photo of a motorcycle helmet or like items.
glass photographs better using indirect lighting but when all else fails, building a tent and shooting through a small hole in the front of the tent is best.as was mentioned by wackywall ....
2007-02-19 14:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highly reflective materials like chrome or mirrored surfaces are always a pain to shoot. Fact is that even if you are shooting at an angle, perhaps you won't be in the shot, but guaranteed your whole studio will end up in the shot. When shooting an an angle can't resolve the issue of reflections you are stuck building a tent. It is really quite easy and can be accomplished without much hassle. Here is an example of how to tent an object http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/19002.html
Now if you dont want to go through the trouble of shooting at a 45 degree angle or building a tent, then your next best bet is to use Krylon Acrylic Satin Finish. You spray this stuff on shiny objects to reduce it's reflective quality. The only thing about this is that you have to clean off the finish, otherwise your object will always have this weird satin finish to it.
2007-02-19 19:13:11 · answer #2 · answered by wackywallwalker 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Place your subject at a slight angle ..make sure there aren't any mirrors in the room that the flash can bounce off of.
2007-02-19 17:44:32 · answer #3 · answered by freckles1063 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋