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Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

pfbm — Thu, 07 May 2020 15:50:25 GMT

What settings are used to take a photo of a silver or silver plated coffee pot set?

Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

shadowsports — Thu, 07 May 2020 16:37:01 GMT

Greetings,

Inside, outside.... under what shooting conditions?

What gear?

Think about it? Impossible to make any recommendations based on your question. Sorry...

Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

kvbarkley — Thu, 07 May 2020 17:08:17 GMT

You probably want a light box or shooting tent to control the reflections

Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

kvbarkley — Thu, 07 May 2020 17:12:12 GMT

Syl Arena's "Lighting for Digital Photography" has a section on photographing wine bottles which would probably apply here.

Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

ebiggs1 — Thu, 07 May 2020 21:52:02 GMT

"Impossible to make any recommendations based on your question."

Rick has a point. Nobody can give you any suggestions without more info. If it is not just a snapshot one thing for sure you will need a good post editor like Photoshop. So just exactly do you want to do.

Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

Waddizzle — Fri, 08 May 2020 14:33:06 GMT

@pfbm wrote:
What settings are used to take a photo of a silver or silver plated coffee pot set?

I agree with Rick. No one can answer that question for you.

For comparison, it is like asking how far do I need to press the gas pedal in my car to climb up this certain hill. The best [way] to [answer this] question is only experience will tell you. Every car is different, as is every road, gas in your tank, and the incline and length of the hill.

Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

RobertTheFat — Fri, 08 May 2020 13:19:18 GMT

@pfbm wrote:
What settings are used to take a photo of a silver or silver plated coffee pot set?

The settings themselves will be the easy part. What will cause you pain is dealing with unwanted or mispositioned reflections. It may depend a lot on what kind of setup you have (off-camera lighting, softboxes, backgrounds, etc.) Since I don't do studio photography (and therefore don't have that stuff), I guess I'd start with bounce flash and try to grope my way from there.

Re: Taking photos of silver coffee pot

ebiggs1 — Fri, 08 May 2020 14:11:44 GMT

"What will cause you pain is dealing with unwanted or mispositioned reflections."

Photoshop No problem.