Controlling Reflections In Glass

[68lbs]

Just wondering if anyone can advise how I could reshoot this without the unwanted reflections in the glass.

The image is raw from the camera and has just been resized and saved as jpeg. The lamp is on a wooden door and there is a window almost immediately (2') at 90° to the left and then another about 13' away to the right, again at 90°.

Any help appreciated. I am VERY new to this photography thing and am hoping to learn enough to produce 2 decent shots. One with the lamp lit, and one unlit. AT the moment, the lit one is proving easiest, which surprised me.

Thanks in advance

 

[cowasaki]

Have you tried a circular polarising filter and then rotate it till you loose the reflections.

 

[Chappers]

You may find that changing position may help minimise the refections, but I don't think this will do away with them completely.

Are some of the reflections caused by lights, if so you could simply turn them off. The others are, I think windows, drawing the curtains may help , but these actions may deprive you of your light source

If you have a Polarising filter that may do the job for you. Simply adjust until the refections are gone or minimised. The problem may be that some of the reflections are giving the lamp shape and detail especially on the glass. Using a Polariser may kill those off.

Personaly I don't find the reflections objectionable.

If all else fails it's a retouch job. Time to hone you Photoshop skills

 

[68lbs]

Unfortunately I dont have a circular polarizing filter, and they seem quite pricey - having already spent quite a lot of money recently.

 

[Garry Edwards]

Let's think about what can't work, that helps to work out what can...

A polariser can't solve the problem. They only work at certain angles and you've got two opposing angles here...

Retouching on computer can work, but it's a very slow way of solving a problem that's best avoided.

Your problem is caused by bright specular highlights. There are a few very basic guides to studio photography here including one on dealing with reflections but they won't solve your problem unless you have the equipment you need. Look at them anyway, they should help with other problems.

If you did have the lighting equipment you would use very large, diffused light sources to soften and spread the reflections to the point where you could see through them to the subject beneath.

So now we get to what will work. Your problem is caused by specular reflections of your windows. So, all you need to do is to get a large white bedsheet (2 would be better) and clip them together, end to end with clothes pegs. Put the join immediately in front of your camera and poke the lens through a gap between the clothes pegs.
Stretch out the sheets so that they completely stop any direct light from falling on your subject.
All the light from the windows is now diffused through the sheets. Job done.

 

[Cobra]

Stretch out the sheets so that they completely stop any direct light from falling on your subject.
All the light from the windows is now diffused through the sheets. Job done.

Cool tip Gary one to be remembered thanks

 

[68lbs]

Excellent... like a giant light tent

Now you say it, I feel I should have known the answer... just wasn't looking hard enough.

Many thanks for the tip... will see what I can do.