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Taking Photos of Metallic Surfaces How do you take a photo with out a glare or reflections, of a metallic surface?
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Kerry Drager |
Hi Aravind: A polarizer helps tone down glare or shine on many surfaces, though not all. But what I've done with metallic surfaces - say, the chrome on a car - is to use a small aperture. The small lens aperture (which is a large f/stop number) can turn glare into very nice sunbursts or starbursts. Other options: - Switch your camera position slightly. Although this may not necessarily remove all of the glare, it might re-arrange the reflections and make them less of a problem. - Try the scene at another time. This might not be convenient - or even possible! - but a different position of the sun can make the difference. - By the way, make sure any flash, or fill flash, is turned off. Hope this helps, Aravind!
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Buddy Purugganan |
Yeah---just to be of assistance---there are 2 kinds of polarizers---circular and linear. Both are useful but some lenses may suggest what would be more appropriate. I suggest you use these polarizers by B & W, Tiffen or Cokin. ( Most have free catalogs available in cam shops).
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