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07/16/2008 09:43:59 PM · #1 |
Can someone please tell me how to prevent ones own reflection in water droplets.
 I love this image taken with my Canon 180mm Macro Zoom Lens
I have had a few comments that one can see me in the reflection. How can one take images of bubbles and water droplets without ones own reflection.
I have a special place on my back verandah, where I take most of my macro images, as I love the lighting that is there. I have a small low table set up against a wall where I have a cloths airer to hang my backdrops. I have natural lighting coming from my right side, and also from behind me. The area is covered with a roof, but open on two sides for natural light.
My only thought is that some of that lighting is behind me, and my camera. How can I avoid this. I do not have any photograph lights, as I have no knowledge or technical experience with lights.
I take all my images in natural light mostly in the late afternoon.
I thank you for any of the help and suggestions, that you can share with me.
thanks heaps, shez.....
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07/16/2008 09:49:40 PM · #2 |
| If you look closely you'll see that your reflection actually blends with the colors within the water droplet. Just make sure you don't have a window behind you or temporarily cover the window to reduce the light. |
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07/16/2008 09:51:11 PM · #3 |
| You can also use a circular polarizer and see if you can reduce the glare just enough to diminish your reflection...although it might take some of the zip out of the drop. |
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07/16/2008 09:52:42 PM · #4 |
A circular polarizer would prob do the trick. Should get rid of the reflections but not the refractions... and you could possibly control the reflection to a certain degree with it getting rid of the front reflections and keep some highlight reflections by rotating it...
-dave
*edit* Kat beat me to it ;)
Message edited by author 2008-07-16 21:53:23.
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07/16/2008 10:00:39 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by kawesttex:
If you look closely you'll see that your reflection actually blends with the colors within the water droplet. Just make sure you don't have a window behind you or temporarily cover the window to reduce the light. |
To get rid of your silhouette, you have to fix whats causing it. in this case, the light going through the windows. Your body is blocking the light, making a shadow, and that's what's reflecting into the droplet.
Hope that helped. |
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