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How to shoot reflective objects well

The refracted light of glass products can be filtered by a polarizer.

The key point of basic shooting is light distribution. Different light source attributes and different projection directions will have a great influence on the shooting theme, which is especially obvious in metal products and glassware. It is best to use soft masks, beehives or reflectors with different shapes and sizes to achieve the facula and projection effect. However, when shooting these items, it is forbidden to choose places with large surrounding space and weak reflected light, otherwise the light of flowers and photographic lamps will also be reflected to the subject by surrounding substances such as walls, which will not only affect and hinder the effect,

In addition, highly reflective objects will basically clearly reflect the surrounding environment, so don't let tripods, cameras or other objects appear on the subject.

If the subject is small, I suggest you buy a soft light shed or cover it around according to your own needs.

If you want to make the subject feel transparent, you must not use plain light as the main light. It is suggested to use backlight, side backlight or bottom light, especially bottom light, which has good effect.