Could anyone photo/video this properly?

cormie

Hi,
I've made a table which is impossible to photo well due to the main feature being under a pane of glass which I can't seem to photo without reflections.

Here are two pictures of the table:





The 2nd image is the best one I could get with reduced reflection but still leaves a lot to be desired, I don't mean the terrible focus and shot either, just in the whole thing makes it look terrible:o

The feature I want to capture is another obstacle. There is water being pumped up onto another layer of glass which is underneath the surface layer to give the effect you can see in the photos, the water then flows off the side to be pumped back up again and so on.

I'd like to get some really good shots of this as I'm planning on putting a furniture design/carving site together and I think a good photo is essential.

I'd also like a short video clip of the feature in action, again with no reflections.

Would anyone here be capable of taking on this job and if so how much would I be looking at?

whiteshadow

get a polarising lens for your camera.. if its an SLR

cormie

I was told that putting sunglasses in front of the lens gives the same effect to cut out reflections, but it didn't

whiteshadow

is it a digital compact camera?

Borderfox

Only if the sunglasses are polarising....

cormie

This is my camera. I'd prefer not to spend $ on a lens or sunglasses just for a few shots:o

Morlar

Its hard to tell looking at those pictures what would be the best way to do it but you could try shooting it from a different angle or with different lighting. Perhaps if you moved it closer to a window then shot it at a low angle with the window behind you ? Or in less harsh lighting with a long exposure. Or in front of the window later in the day with a desk lamp at one side - something like that.

Wez

If you could transport the table to Stillorgan I'd be able to do some studio shots for ya for free.. I did some last week on a mirror, came out well!

You basically need a blank sheet behind and infront of the glass, so there's nothing to reflect and there's nothing behind it. If that's what you want. If you like the picture you have but don't want a reflection, polarise!

cormie

That would be great Wez thanks a mill, I might take you up on that offer! Stillorgan is only a 15 minute drive for me:)

So you reckon with your method you'd be able to capture what's going on underneath the glass too? Have you any samples of your studio work I could see please?

The 2nd photo above was actually taken in a Lite Cube thingy, it's pretty much the same width as the table and unfortunately you can see all the corners of the cube in the reflection.

It worked very well for smaller objects like clocks and other things I made, but not for the table:(

Wez

I actually Gave them away and didn't keep a copy as they were just to help out another student. Although this is basically what I made it look like, although there was a fair bit more room around it, and it was a full length mirror.



I'll just check out the situation because it's not a lite cube, but I should be able to make do as I did for the last. What are the dimensions of the table? I'll see if it'll work.

Fionn

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Valentia

Fionn wrote:

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