Product photography of mirror finishes:
Mission: photograph polished chrome and brass biometric locks. They’re mirrors, so everything surrounding them shows. The reflections ruined the first test shots.
1st revision: I built an igloo of white foam core (and softbox) around them, which fixed the reflections but there was no contrast and the form of the locks was indistinct.
2nd revision: I moved the camera aside and shined a laser pointer on the lock where I wanted to see shape and looked to see where the dot reflected to. I taped black felt in a pair of stripes inside the igloo where the laser directed me to. The metal looked liquid and the lock looked great. Success!
Product photography of mirror finishes:
Mission: photograph polished chrome and brass biometric locks. They’re mirrors, so everything surrounding them shows. The reflections ruined the first test shots.
1st revision: I built an igloo of white foam core (and softbox) around them, which fixed the reflections but there was no contrast and the form of the locks was indistinct.
2nd revision: I moved the camera aside and shined a laser pointer on the lock where I wanted to see shape and looked to see where the dot reflected to. I taped black felt in a pair of stripes inside the igloo where the laser directed me to. The metal looked liquid and the lock looked great. Success!