Got into a discussion with a friend about photographing glassware .
Photographing glass or any other shiny thing isn't easy. You really can't take a picture of the thing but only what is reflected in that thing. How many selfies in a mirror have you seen taken with a flash? All ya' get is the flash.
This is referred to as white line glassware and this is what the setup looks like:
The white reflectors are all that show up in the glass and define the shape of the bowl and edges of the stem. There's also a white disk under the glass to reflect light up through the pedestal. The black square above the glass is to block the light from glaring directly into the bowl of the glass. The rest of the room has to be dark as well otherwise it will reflect from the glass.
Not the best example. It needs two light sources, one for each of the reflectors, and more separation from around the rim. Just an exercise to see if I could still do it.
There's also black line glassware but that's a whole different studio set up. Maybe later.
On the other hand it's a lot easier to put something in the glass and photograph that . . .
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It's amazing that all that highly technical stuff can produce something so very sensual and beautiful.
It's really lovely.
I never thought about that. Well done Andy!
