eparreno
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- Seattle, WA
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So first of all, I am not the biggest fan of post processing. I'd rather get the shot right from the get go and use PS for basic necessities like cropping and such. That being said, I am a product photographer for a headwear company in Seattle. Recently, I was tasked with photographing leather ivy caps. I've taken pictures of leather caps before but the leather on this product is very glossy and gives off very strong reflections. I am having trouble keeping the highlights down. I know I could fix this is in PS but I want to know how I could get the shot without post processing. Please take a look at my set up and how my photos are coming and if you have any recommendations that would be great.
Equipment being used:
8' x 14' studio room (tiny I know, but I have to make do)
Canon 70D
Canon 18-135mm lens with polarizing filter
2 400w Strobes (one is utilizing a softbox and other has an umbrella)
white back drop
Product is on top of a table covered by the backdrop
reflector (using the white side to reduce extra glare)
My studio room is completely blacked out. The western and southern walls are completely black and the roof, northern, and eastern walls are white.
So thats my set up. Now my camera settings are:
1/4 sec exposure
F16
Iso 160
Custom white balance (set with grey card)
Normally I would do:
1/250 sec exposure
F20
Iso 100
But because I am trying out a polarizing filter to "reduce" some of that glare, I had to up my settings.
Anyways this is the shot I'm getting
These are the highlights that are grinding my gears
Now I know some people might think that highlights like these add depth or whatever, but I need them gone.
Can someone give me some advice on what I could do to eliminate or at least reduce these highlights?
The position of the product and camera is fixed so the only thing i can do is move the lights and the reflector around.
Thanks
Equipment being used:
8' x 14' studio room (tiny I know, but I have to make do)
Canon 70D
Canon 18-135mm lens with polarizing filter
2 400w Strobes (one is utilizing a softbox and other has an umbrella)
white back drop
Product is on top of a table covered by the backdrop
reflector (using the white side to reduce extra glare)
My studio room is completely blacked out. The western and southern walls are completely black and the roof, northern, and eastern walls are white.
So thats my set up. Now my camera settings are:
1/4 sec exposure
F16
Iso 160
Custom white balance (set with grey card)
Normally I would do:
1/250 sec exposure
F20
Iso 100
But because I am trying out a polarizing filter to "reduce" some of that glare, I had to up my settings.
Anyways this is the shot I'm getting
These are the highlights that are grinding my gears
Now I know some people might think that highlights like these add depth or whatever, but I need them gone.
Can someone give me some advice on what I could do to eliminate or at least reduce these highlights?
The position of the product and camera is fixed so the only thing i can do is move the lights and the reflector around.
Thanks