Questions tagged [reflection]
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Soft light and it’s link to diffusion and distance
To my understanding the softness of the light and its consequent shadows can be linked back to:
the angular size of lighting source
the presence (type, thickness, etc.) of a diffusion material
If I’...
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How to make CDs not reflect?
I’m having a party and my friend suggested to have a CD backdrop wall for photos. My concern is that if photos are taken with flash all the CDs would reflect in the pictures. Anyone have experience ...
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Why am I getting weird circular lines below my product lit by a speedlight?
I'm using a speedlight positioned to the left of my product when taking the picture and I see circular lines and a shape around it.
I've tried removing the cap, changing the position of the speedlight ...
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How to shoot in enclosed spaces with reflective surface without any reflection and have a good quality image
For my current research project I need to take photos in a wind tunnel (A big enclosed rectangular 400cm x 100cm x 70cm). The objects are super tiny seeds that disperse on a white reflective sticky ...
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Why is the reflection of the sensor mount on the sensor having a chamfer
I always see the reflection on the camera sensor having a little chamfer:
But the plane in front of the sensor does not have this chamfer, the reflection should be a right angle if it's a mirror:
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Brightness of direct reflection on glossy surfaces
According to the book Light Science & Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting, metal chapter, the brightness of the direct reflection on a piece of metal is not affected by the distance ...
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Why is anti-reflective coating on front surface of lens or filter? How can it works?
Principle of anti-reflective coating is very simple: thin layer between air and glass returns light wave in opposite phase. Or to be more precise: anti-reflective layer shifts light wave about 1/2 of ...
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How to reduce or eliminate flash reflections on eyeglasses in post?
First off, I know how to do this in the studio. Not gonna happen. This is an obituary photo.
Second off, I don't do software subscriptions, so Photoshop is out. I know how to do this in Photoshop: ...
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How do I prevent reflections from DVDs when taking pictures for sale online?
I'm taking pictures of DVD's to sell on eBay, and I get my refection in the pictures I take. How do I avoid this without laying the DVD flat and taking a slanted picture?
I am using a Nikon Coolpix ...
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Cross-polarization with multiple lights, multiple cameras on large objects in 360
I'm trying to utilize cross-polarization to eliminate reflections on objects. I use linear polarizing filters on multiple light sources (polarized lights are my only light sources, no bounce lights) ...
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Eliminate reflectivity towards oncoming traffic headlights
I have a couple of adapted commercial CCTV housings mounted on my car roof to do casual facial recognition tracking and license plate tracking. The issue is that the glass on the front of the housings ...
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Black fabric, or material, that is truely non-reflective
I've got a couple of cases where by necessity I am shooting through glass and I cannot use any of the tricks mentioned as answers to questions like this and this. In both cases, I cannot change the ...
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Shimmering waters without reflection
I do my photography in the bathroom (bathbombs, glittery waters, etc) I would like to capture the shimmer trails under the water without the reflection of the water fixtures in the photo. Please help!...
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Are polarizers effective against reflections from glass?
I have seen this question asked here
How do I get rid of reflections on vertical glass fronts?
I wonder if the same polarizer filters we use for making the underwater look clear instead of the sky ...
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How to digitally remove reflections on vertical glass fronts?
As you can see, the reflections impair the visibility of the objects behind the glass quite a lot. This image is fairly old (2009), so that I can't revisit the site for a better shot.
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