Markus Maurer wrote: > Hi Pentaxians > I know that some of you have very successfully photographed table tops of > glass and other shiny reflecting materials so I'm looking for some advice > here: > > I'm looking for a way to present two bottles of 1959 burgunder wine and a > crystal glass from 1959 in a tasteful manner. > I made a test shot with a Pentax Optio 330 and the integrated flash to > trigger a slave flash from the top at 45 degrees and another slave flash for > the background only > and the bottle and glass are in a large white light tent. The visible part > of the tent in the background was then removed in Photoshop. > > The final photo will be made with the Pentax 50mm macro or Tamron 90mm macro > on film and I could use lights instead of the flashes too if needed. I will > not use the red tablet but maybe some stones or old wood branches instead > and seek for any ideas as well. > > But first I need some help how to set up the crystal glass so that the > engraved 1959 (not visible yet) on the front and the other decorations like > the large eagle can be seen very well. > Do I need some black paper on the opposite site of the flash to make the > 1959 stand out? > > Thanks for any ideas regarding the glass or the overall setup in advance :-) > > www.mypage.bluewin.ch/solicom/wine1959.jpg
for a "tasteful" setup of such a bottle and glass, I'd ditch the bright red plate and high-key white background. I'd try to find some warm light and an old/antique table with a nice runner and some accessories lying around (corkscrew, etc). for lighting the glass so you can read the date, I'd suggest trying different angles, no direct flash, and using a darker background (but something "natural" like wood paneling. fun project. Good luck. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
