It's rare that I see an Instagram ad that’s worthwhile, but I have been struggling with how to take photos of reflective things without a full-on studio setup. This translucent cone is a huge winner from V-Flat World: https://vflatworld.com/collections/the-light-cone-karl-taylor First photo is Peanuts comic in sleeve; second is viewing through cone; 3rd and 4th are photos through cone—single light source. The site recommends using inexpensive desk lamps on either side for evenness. (Not a paid endorsement!)
@ai6yr@glennf Really liking this. Much simpler setup for photographing reflective items. Back in 2006 was learning studio photography, and would have been happy to learn this trick back then. We used large styrofoam plates as reasonably cheap reflectors, but there were always some spots that couldn't be covered.
@ai6yr@glennf We also had black styrofoam plates (that were painted) to make for a softer reflections on studio. Same material can be used to both increase and decrease amount of light.
@autiomaa@glennf I have some (obsolete) calendar posters I had been using for that, they worked GREAT. But yes, only a few photos before you ended up with too many marks on the surface and had to get another one out.
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