How to avoid reflections?

12 years 10 months ago #97845 by Mike Ayrouth
I'm trying my luck at product photography and photographing a couple of bottles right now. I'm just having a hard time removing the reflections in the bottles. Now I'm sure I might be able to remove in post production, I'm thinking there must be a way when taking the photo? I'm using a couple strobes and couple Chimera softboxes, one on each side. How do I avoid reflections on a glass bottle?
Thanks for the help :cheers:

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12 years 10 months ago #97853 by Henry Peach
Get the book "Light, Science & Magic". It's a great resource for lighting. For this particular problem the section on "the family of angles" might be helpful.
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12 years 10 months ago #98261 by No Show
Put some black panels around the bottles should do the trick

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12 years 10 months ago #98751 by Augustin

Henry Peach wrote: Get the book "Light, Science & Magic". It's a great resource for lighting. For this particular problem the section on "the family of angles" might be helpful.


Thanks for the tip: www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Introductio...id=1309126812&sr=8-1


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12 years 10 months ago #98801 by Scotty

Mike Ayrouth wrote: I'm trying my luck at product photography and photographing a couple of bottles right now. I'm just having a hard time removing the reflections in the bottles. Now I'm sure I might be able to remove in post production, I'm thinking there must be a way when taking the photo? I'm using a couple strobes and couple Chimera softboxes, one on each side. How do I avoid reflections on a glass bottle?
Thanks for the help :cheers:


Light around it, not at it.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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12 years 10 months ago #99263 by Travel Nut

Scotty wrote:

Mike Ayrouth wrote: I'm trying my luck at product photography and photographing a couple of bottles right now. I'm just having a hard time removing the reflections in the bottles. Now I'm sure I might be able to remove in post production, I'm thinking there must be a way when taking the photo? I'm using a couple strobes and couple Chimera softboxes, one on each side. How do I avoid reflections on a glass bottle?
Thanks for the help :cheers:


Light around it, not at it.


I don't do much product photography myself, but are you talking about using spot grids?


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