Double reflection

[lui-même]

My studio set up is a black background, a table in front of it, o sheet of glass suspended 4 inch above the table,2 strobes.
Every time I shoot an object, I get the usual reflection on the glass, and around the reflection there is another one, slightly faded.
How should I get rid of that while shooting? It doesn't matter the angle of light.
Should I replace the glass with a black acrylic?

 

[Forkie]

Care to post a shot so we can see? I suspect you're getting a reflection from the top surface and the inside of the bottom surface, but hard to know without seeing it.

 

[lui-même]

I see no feature to upload a picture.

 

[pgriz]

Follow these instructions: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...forum-functions-pictoral-guide-using-tpf.html

 

[lui-même]

Followed the instructions. Appreciated.
Here is the picture with the double reflection:

 

[Davor]

I would lay the glass down on a black sheet of some-sort like fabric or poster-board. Or like like you said buy a piece of black plexi glass

 

[lui-même]

I tried that too David.
Under the glass, on the table there is the black cloth, velvet-like.
I checked with my neighborhood Rona and Home Depot and didn't find any black acrylic.

 

[Davor]

I think you have to specially order them online, i also tried looking at home depot and nothing. Or maybe specialty stores that deal with that kind of stuff would have it.

 

[pgriz]

I think you're getting two reflections, from the top and also from the bottom of the glass. Another photographer I know uses a shiny piece of arborite which has only one reflective surface, and therefore only one reflection. The black acrylic idea you have had may also do the trick.

 

[lui-même]

I'll look for arborite too.
The transparent acrylic they have locally is pretty expensive.
Probably the black one is more expensive.

 

[pgriz]

I'll look for arborite too.
The transparent acrylic they have locally is pretty expensive.
Probably the black one is more expensive.

I was told that the black arborite piece cost only about $4 as it was in the "scrap" bin at Home Depot. Can't go wrong with that if you can find it.

 

[kasperjd4]

Arborite is what I use for this stuff. cheap & easy

 

[reedshots]

spray paint (flat bleack) the bottom of your glass. this will eliminate the bottom reflection.

 

[lui-même]

I`ll do that.
I have some black paint spray in my garage.

 

[photospherix]

mylar or acetate. That way you can use it on any color. It is so much thinner and you do not have the double reflection. They both scratch though.