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Hello,
I am really wrestling with a shot and wonder if anyone can chime in with advice. I am shooting door knobs, all of which are highly reflective solid brass. After two days of experimenting, I can only assume that there is a decent amount of Photoshop work done after the fact. (granted product photography is a long shot from sports)
I have
a Light tent, multiple strobes, lots of foam core, gobos, etc
So far, I have used between 1 and four lights and so many different modifiers but nothing is making me say "that's it".
The closest I have come to a decent shot OOC is with a light tent plus a piec of plastic arched over the knob inside the tent.
My issue is the reflection. The knobs are so mirrored that every seam and zipper in the shed is quite obvious. when I place the arched plastic over the knob inside the tent, it is better but I still have the lens reflection to deal with.
Anyone shot these or similar objects? I want to get as close to done in camera to minimize the editing work since I might be shooting a lot of these. Thanks for any suggestions.
A few samples
The first is with the plastic over the top and a black gobo in the rear and front of the tent. The second is in the tent alone and just a quick removal of the lens reflection in PS
With a few minutes of pp done
Again, a few minutes of PP done.
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