Gold Foil Wrapped Product Shoot - NEED HELP! [Archive]

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jnksherman

27th of July 2005 (Wed), 10:16

I will be shooting a product that is hollow chocolate shaped like a champagne bottle and wrapped in gold foil. I need to easily drop out the background to use the shot in a brochure layout. Any ideas (home-made and/or commercial) for a background and lighting this product indoors? It's currently very hot outside and I don't want the product to melt so I'd rather shoot inside. The gold foil is challenging with so many harsh reflections. Any good info or links to lighting something like this is very much appreciated. I have a Canon EOS 20D, Tamron 28-75, and a 420ex speedlight.
Regards, Jeff S.

robertwgross

27th of July 2005 (Wed), 10:50

Light tent.

---Bob Gross---

RTMiller

27th of July 2005 (Wed), 11:16

I'm not a product photographer but how about instead of blasting it with a flash, trying taking a longer exposure with more subtle lighting.

PhotosGuy

28th of July 2005 (Thu), 09:24

Seen the "Sticky"?
Lighting Set-Up Links –illustrations of real world examples (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66140)