The featured image is included as an example of what can go wrong in photography for ebay. A highly polished medallion can, for instance, act as a mirror, as you can see from the image of my camera lens.
The case, as you can see, is also a great way of reflecting fluorescent tubes.
I clearly need to add some non-reflective techniques to my repertoire. Some photographs I took of cased coin sets actually reflected my face, leading people to believe that they had been taken by Santa’s less cheerful brother. I didn’t preserve any of them.
The photographs shown below are what the weather looked like on Sunday. It’s difficult to believe when you look back, as wwe had a bit of a heat wave yesterday, with temperature up to 12 degrees C (or 53 degrees F for those of you who use it).
I’m struggling for inspiration tonight – I think it’s leaking from the holes in my arms, as noted, here, here and here. And here too. Or I may just be looking to increase traffic around the blog by linking to recent posts. I really should stop reading those articles on Search Engine Optimisation…
No snow here, yet. First daffodil bloomed on January 16th.
We’re only just on snow drops and aconites here.
I’ve often wondered abut this – how do film-makers manage those scenes they seem so fond of where a character talks to their own image in a mirror? I was watching Ben Kingsley do this in ‘Sexy Beast’ the other night and wondering why I couldn’t see the camera or any crew or lights. Clearly, there is a way around the problem.
A lot of it is in angles and distance – I’ve taken pictures of people in mirrors before without too much trouble. With the medallion and coin sets you have to be close and the shop lights glare. I may look at a tracing paper tent to diffuse the light.
Somebody, somewhere will have written a blog post or posted a video about how to do it. How did we ever manage before?
I keep forgetting I can look up things like that. The wonders of modern technology…
Actually, that produces a stunning picture of the King
Thanks. It’s a striking, though cheap and modern, medallion.
You just need to find different lighting and backgrounds. There are so many ways to find light or set it up…Sorry about your punctures!!!
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I wonder if using another piece of clear plastic over the case might somehow help make it denser- and flatter-looking, less reflective–
Thanks for the suggestion – sounds like it could do the trick – I’ll have to see what I can find that might do the job.
Crazy weather. It’s that way here, too.
Though ours isn’t as extreme as yours. 🙂