Chrome ball

[ThePresence]

Need some help here. I'm shooting products, namely kitchen cabinet hardware. Some of the knobs, etc are chrome balls, as shiny as a mirror. Im using a softbox and and umbrella and tried everything I can think of, but I'm still getting a pretty clear reflection of myself and the two light sources. The lighten is pretty diffused, but it's still clearly reflecting. Any ideas or suggestion? Thanks!

 

[OdiN]

Photoshop it out. Probably no other way to get rid of it.

 

[ThePresence]

Yeah, but that kills the whole look. It's extremely tedious work and there are many chrome/highly reflective products. There's got to be another way.

 

[jpeyton]

Just make sure you're wearing pants when you take the pictures

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Spray paint knobs with white paint, shoot, apply chrome in PhotoShop.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Just make sure you're wearing pants when you take the pictures

Fo shizzle. Then he might have to change his username to "NoPresence".

 

[virtuamike]

Manage your reflections. Try using white foamcore to hide the camera and stands and you and whatnot. Strongly recommend Light: Science & Magic, couple chapters covering metals and reflection/highlight management.

 

[troytime]

you could try taking two shots, one underexposed, and merge them in a way that makes it look real

 

[andylawcc]

would a polariser work?

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
would a polariser work?

No.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: troytime
you could try taking two shots, one underexposed, and merge them in a way that makes it look real

Doubt it'd be any faster than cloning, plus we already covered photoshop.

 

[Anubis]

use a 4x5, shoot it like you shoot a mirror, actually pretty easy when you can shift the lensboard so it cant see you in th ereflection