It's all about the Light!

For some time now I've been really wanting to get a better grasp on lighting for product shots. So, since it was raining in CT all day for the most part yesterday, I decided to try some recently learned techniques out while I had a chance.

It's relatively easy to photograph products that a flat, but when you start dealing with reflective surfaces that bounce light all over creation it can be a little frustrating. I started with a wine glass and a crystel wine top - but since I was using a white background, it proved more than useless LOL. Although the reflections were kept to a minimum and the surrounding area was not visible - I think a black background or some other color would have been much better, so I reached for my old trusty timepiece for the test.

Here is the result.



Nice soft shadows, no reflection off of the front of the watch and nice smooth transition on the reflective gold surfaces. It really wasn't 9:15PM, it was 8:15 forgot to change this one! There is only one small specular highlight which probably could have been avoided had I noticed it before now :o)

-Rick O