I found shooting glass easier than shooting chrome. The major difficulty I found with both types of objects was controlling the horizontal lines within the images. On reflection, it seems that using seamless, larger pieces of glass or mirror would eliminate the horizon problem. The Chrome final below is an example were we used a large sheet of perspect and thereby eliminating the table or stand line. The Black glass example also hides the horizon.
The two methods of lighting White Glass discussed in class -
- light a white backgound
- alternatively, use a softbox directly behind the Glassware
- if using a light meter take an incident reading at the background and overxpose by 1 stop
- shield item from stray lights.
White Glass Final
To light glass so as to have a black background light as above but put a black background partially behind the object (as shown below) which allows the white lite form the larger background to illuminate the object and give a white hilight.
Black Glass Final
Black Glass partial black background used
Chrome, I found, to be more difficult to light and photograph than glass due to hotspots and reflections of objects around the item. It is best to start with completely lit or completely black seen and then work slowly using card reflectors to contol the light. Starting dark eliminate reflections and hotspots visible before starting to light the work.
For our Chrome Final below we used a tilt/shift adapter on the Hasselblad in order to keep the text on the spanner in focus.
Chrome Final using T/S lens
The below image was shot with the Hasselblad using the 80mm lens. Although the background is grey we were not worried about it for this shot but more concerned with the placement of the item and elimination of the horizontal lines from the table and the mirror.
Chrome with mirror
Brushed Metal experiment trying to get diaginal white and black reflections on the work.
Brushed Metal experiment trying to get diaginal white and black reflections on the work.
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