Reduce Car Reflections?

[joealcantar]

Pick a different time of day.
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Shoot well, Joe

 

[WesternGuy]

I was actually not really responding directly to your post WesternGuy, but rather to posts #2 and #2 above, which implied, at some level, that bigger light sources would have helped, and the other stating that polarizing would help--but neither are really the answer in this type of situation. But you're right WesternGuy---a CPL will not be able to handle this multi-curved vehicle and its many surfaces...and that dark, shiny paint, outdoors....ARG!!!

Again, Derrel, thanks for the clarification and I do agree with what you have stated - bigger light sources don't help (always) and polarizing does not help much, even in this case.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

 

[molested_cow]

I know many people here have mentioned lighting, time of day etc etc.

For me, it has very little to do with lighting. It has everything to do with the environment that you choose to shoot at.
Matte surface will show how the surface flows with respect to the light source, which means it will show light to dark. This is why if I paint a piece of canvas from light to dark then to light, you will think it is curved. It fools the brain to think what we are used to see.

Glossy surface, however, catches the environment. If you place your car in the desert, the surface will catch the desert ground and the sky. If you place your car in the urban setting, it will catch the walls and the road. If you place your car in a studio, it will catch the controlled ground, wall and light panels.

So it's all about where you shoot and which angle you shoot at. If you place your glossy subject in an environment where the surrounding buildings are very close to the subject and much bigger, then you can't escape from reflections. So you need to be specific about where you shoot. Use your environments to your advantage. If you want less distractions, choose a place where the surrounding is simple.

Going to bed, will update with examples later.

 

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[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

circular polarizing filters would fix this

Lol so if I put a CPL on my lens and shot a mirror would there be no reflection???

No, but you WOULD end up with a shot of some hot model in a mirror...........well that is unless you make a duckface in the shot.

 

[molested_cow]

This is what I mean.