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In this lesson we will take the mystery out for shooting reflective spheres by using a new and innovative take on an old standard lighting tool, the shooting enclosure.
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Topics Covered:
- Installing a sweep in a Medium LiteRoom
- Suspending subjects in the Medium LiteRoom
- Controlling reflections on a sphere
Equipment Used:
Lighting Equipment
- Photoflex LiteRoom Medium Kit MM
- Light Meter
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We used Velcro™ fasteners to secure a backdrop inside of the Medium LiteRoom. |
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The backdrop is put into place. The excess material can be cut away. |
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Now we have a nice sweep backdrop in our Medium LiteRoom. |
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To suspend our ornament, we placed a pencil across the opening of the connector at the top of the Medium LiteRoom. |
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Fishing line was used to hang the ornament from the pencil. |
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Evergreen needles were placed around the subject. These were held in position with "A" type spring clamps. |
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The first Medium Starlite Kit was placed behind and to the right of the Medium LiteRoom. |
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This shows another angle of our light set up. |
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This image shows the result of this one light set up. |
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The second Medium Starlite Kit was placed at the front, left side of the Medium LiteRoom. |
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This shows another angle of our 2-light set up. |
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This image shows the effect of lighting with only the front Medium Starlite Kit. |
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Our final image lit with both Medium Starlites included with the Medium LiteRoom Kit. |
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Click here to view a more detailed version of this lesson, complete with camera set-up information, on Web Photo School. |
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Related Lessons
Following are Web Photo School lessons related to this topic.
 | Creating Clean Product Shots for the Web
Learn how to shoot and process product images for a "clean" look that makes your product look much better than your competitors'. This lesson covers Photoshop™ methods for fixing any problem areas in your photos. |
 | Small Product Photography, Simplified
See how we used a shooting enclosure to get soft, even lighting and pleasing reflections when shooting these sunglasses. |
Equipment Used:
Lighting Equipment
- Photoflex LiteRoom Medium Kit MM
- Light Meter
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