Product Reflection

nikkirocks · 22nd of May 2007 (Tue)

Hi Everyone,

I'm having a little problem with photographing a product. I'm shooting the product on glass to get its reflection, but it seems to creat a double(ghost) reflect. Now I've seen a couple example in this forum, where the reflection is so clean a crisp.

So if you have any tips or suggestions it would be a great help.

THANKS

NIKKI

bzride · 22nd of May 2007 (Tue)

maybe it's the type of glass your using?? or the lighting set-up??

RiveraRa · 22nd of May 2007 (Tue)

My guess is that the glass is to thick. You are getting a reflection off the top of the glass and the bottom of the glass. While I dont know the best thickness to use I would def. try something a little thinner.

TSEE · 22nd of May 2007 (Tue)

Have you looked into Plexiglass, I took some baby shots using a piece of plexiglass (big piece I might add), check it out: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=318905
Or just try a thinner piece of glass like RiveraRa suggested.

sfaust · 22nd of May 2007 (Tue)

The glass is too thick as mentioned, or has something sandwiched between it (like safety glass). For all reflection shots, I use a think piece of plexiglass. Make sure its perfect if you want a good clean crisp reflection. Any scratches, even little ones, soften the reflection.

Here are a few examples of shots with pelxiglass.

Black plexi

This one was shot on a thick piece of glass. You can see the reflection isn't as sharp.

And this one was shot on a reflective piece of poster board. A whole different look for the reflection.

22nd of May 2007 (Tue)	#1
nikkirocks Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	Product Reflection Hi Everyone, I'm having a little problem with photographing a product. I'm shooting the product on glass to get its reflection, but it seems to creat a double(ghost) reflect. Now I've seen a couple example in this forum, where the reflection is so clean a crisp. So if you have any tips or suggestions it would be a great help. THANKS NIKKI

22nd of May 2007 (Tue)	#2
bzride Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 89 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Product Reflection maybe it's the type of glass your using?? or the lighting set-up??

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RiveraRa Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SOuth Jersey Posts: 92 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Product Reflection My guess is that the glass is to thick. You are getting a reflection off the top of the glass and the bottom of the glass. While I dont know the best thickness to use I would def. try something a little thinner. __________________ Canon Rebel XT Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens Nifty

22nd of May 2007 (Tue)	#4
TSEE Goldmember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Middle of Nowhere, USA. Posts: 4,961 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Product Reflection Have you looked into Plexiglass, I took some baby shots using a piece of plexiglass (big piece I might add), check it out: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=318905 Or just try a thinner piece of glass like RiveraRa suggested. __________________ -Sue (TSEE) My gear list finally got too long to list under my sig. "All of us have photographic memory, some of us just don't have film." "I hate cameras. They are so much more sure than I am about everything."

22nd of May 2007 (Tue)	#5
sfaust Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,282	Re: Product Reflection The glass is too thick as mentioned, or has something sandwiched between it (like safety glass). For all reflection shots, I use a think piece of plexiglass. Make sure its perfect if you want a good clean crisp reflection. Any scratches, even little ones, soften the reflection. Here are a few examples of shots with pelxiglass. Black plexi This one was shot on a thick piece of glass. You can see the reflection isn't as sharp. And this one was shot on a reflective piece of poster board. A whole different look for the reflection. __________________ Stephen Commercial Photography My Photography Blog Last edited by sfaust : 22nd of May 2007 (Tue) at 15:31.

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