Re: [Leica] Help on lighting

["Lea Murphy" <lea@whinydogpress.com>]

I'd find a nice north window and a work surface to place the beads on. Get
them set up as you like, compose in the viewfinder and place reflectors as
needed. I'd skip any sort of flash...it will only add highlights that you
don't want. Outside on a covered porch with a white ceiling would be a safe
bet as well.

If you have access to digital, you could test shoot with it to see what kind
of shadows/highlights you're getting.

Lea

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From: "Aram Langhans" <langhans@yakima-wa.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 7:46 PM
Subject: [Leica] Help on lighting


> IF this is a repeat, I am sorry.  The previous message I sent from my
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> I have a friend who wants me to take some photo of glass beads.  She makes
> them and sells them.  They are small (little finger nail size on average)
> and very shiny.  All the photos she has taken have real hot spots on them.
> I have been thinking of how to light them to try to eliminate or at least
> greatly reduce the hot spots.  I thought of using a white umbrella over
them
> and lighting them through the umbrella with flash or natural lighting.  I
> have heard that using polarizers on the light source and the lens also
might
> be a way, but I think this is only for flat objects.
>
> She hasn't given me any yet, so I thought I'd see if anyone has experience
> in lighting small shiny objects.  Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Aram
>
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