How to shoot reflective objects?

When shooting objects with reflective surfaces, remember not to let the camera stand at the same angle as the light source. The trick to shooting reflective objects is to use a relatively large light source and place it opposite the camera position.

For better results, you can use a studio flash and a big soft box. Of course, you can also use some small equipment to shoot in a cheaper way, such as preparing some white cardboard, an independent flash and a flasher. You can also adjust the overall effect of the picture by trying different shooting angles and changing the position of the light source.

Reflective articles mainly include silverware, electroplated products and enamel products. Its main feature is that it has a strong reflection on light, and generally there will be no soft transition between light and shade.

The light distribution of reflective objects generally adopts scattered large-area light sources. The key to light distribution is to grasp the shape and illumination position of the light source, and the highlights of reflective objects will reflect the shape of the light source like mirrors. Because reflective objects are easy to lack rich light and dark level changes, some gray or dark black reflective plates or light-absorbing plates can be placed next to such objects to reflect these color blocks, so as to increase the heavy feeling of the objects and improve the performance effect. ?

For reflective objects with particularly complex shapes and volumes, complicated measures need to be taken in light distribution, and "surrounding Fabry-Perot light" is often used. "Enclosed Brillouin-Perot light" means that the subject is surrounded by a bright shed except the aperture of the camera lens, and then the light is distributed outside the bright shed.

The light shed used for "surrounding Fabry-Perot light" can be made of white paper or white fabric and fixed with a transparent bracket, such as plexiglass rod or nylon rope. The design and arrangement of the light shed when using "Surrounding Fabry Light" are various, but it should be clear that the reflective object will reflect everything around it without reservation like a mirror, and the subtle defects of the light shed will be shown on the photographed object.

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Chengdu business daily, shooting skills of reflective objects