Re: Question from another group on Photographing Glass

SteveS <sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:36:53 -0800

Use of a 'light tent' is making a 'tube' from white paper and encircling the 
object.  Put the lights at each side and angle them above and onto the back 
of the light tent.  The light will fall on the glass from all directions but 
not directly.  There should be an opening in front for the camera to see 
into the tent.  That's a typical way to photograph glass.

S.

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Subject: Re: Question from another group

In a message dated 3/24/05 2:33:06 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time,
shyrellmelara@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Hi Everyone,

I'm signed  on with a craft group and got a question I can't answer. This

lady wants to  photograph her painted glass projects and is trying to 
eliminate

the flash glare  from her digital camera. All replies will be greatly

appreciated. Thanks

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Shooting 3d Glass objects is extremely difficult to do because as you

position the flash you get a reflection from another spot on the glass. 
If  it was

a picture behind glass you can shoot it from an angle with a perspective

control lens or shot it from an angle and resquare it in Photoshop. With 
3d  Glass

objects the best thing to do is build a softbox tent around the subject 
and

have the flash(es) outside of the tent with a hole in the tent for the 
camera

lens.

   I guess the other thing one could do is shoot the  object with the 
flash

in different positions but with the camera stationary and  combine the two

shots in Photoshop to not have flash glare. This would of course  take 
skill and

work and don't think it would be the way to go if you had more  than a few

shots to do.