Focus On Lighting Photos Focus on the Fundamentals.pdf

glass is generally considered hard to
shoot. How do you capture an image of
something that is transparent?
In truth, glass is more challenging than
metal. Light travels through the glass
and isn’t reflected back to the viewer
(camera). At the same time, it will have
unwanted reflections of its surroundings.
Like metal, most of the reflections are
indeed direct reflections. However,
with glass the reflections can also be
polarized. The photographer needs to
pay attention to the edges, which will
Chapter 8: So, Where Do We
Put This Light for Glass?
With practice, you can enjoy
photographing glass!
give the glass form. The rest is not of
much concern.
When the light strikes a visible edge
of glass, it is not reflected back to the
viewer (camera). Hence, it disappears.
We need large reflections, distinct
enough that the viewer can discern
the shape of the glass clearly. For this
to occur, we need the reflections to be
different from the background. The
choices are dark-field or bright-field
lighting.
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