Studio Lighting Techniques, Glass.

The first image was taken using one single light, with a softbox on. The lighting isn't very flattering for a reflective surface.

The second image taken was using the same equipment, with one light and softbox, only the light was placed above the bottle, again not very flattening and you can see the light reflected in the lid of the bottle.

This next image was taken with two lights

and two softboxes, one placed behind the table and one beneath it. I have taken this image at the wrong angle, so apologies as you cannot see the full effect of the lighting, but you can see it is beginning to get a little more flattering to the glass.

This image was taken using just one light and softbox placed underneath the table. It is quite flattering to the glass as it emphasizes the shapes well.

This next image is taken with two lights, both with softboxes, one from above and one from beneath. A little detail is lost in the

writing on the lid hence not so flattering.

In this image, the same equipment as above was used, although this time a piece of black card was placed infront of the softbox so that it blocked the light from the lid of the bottle. Therefore you can see some of the detail coming back, the card should of been a little bigger as it didn't quite cover it, although you can still see the effect.

Those above were all images taken using studio lighting, the next images are done using different light sources to see the different effects it has on the image.

This image is taken simply using natural light coming through the window. The effect it has is quite interesting as you see all the shapes and curves of the glass reflected really well.

This next image is taken in the darkroom under the red lighting, it is a little grainy as the ISO had to be so high to capture the light, and a little unfocused as I didn't have a tripod present, but you can still see the effect and it has turned out quite interesting.

This next image is taken in a light tent, with just the ceiling fluorescent lighting, this isn't very interesting and isn't a very interesting light source, not one that would be used for a serious photograph. The image has a very warm feel to it.

This next image is again taken in the light tent, although this time with natural light coming in from the right to light up the image, producing quite a cold feel, although more evenly lit and more flattering than the fluorescent.

This image is taken with the same light tent and the same natural light coming through the window although this time turned around so that th

e light is being cast through the back of the tent, behind the bottle, changing the effect. This isn't a very good image as there are a lot of creases in the tent making it look a little unprofessional but you can still see the effect. It makes the metal on the bottle look quite interesting although doesn't offer much to the glass.

This image, again is using natural lighting through a window only this time using a bottle with frosted glass, therefore has a different effect but again, the light is quite flattering.

This next image is taken with two computer screens facing the bottle with the light coming from them. This image is slightly underexposed, but although computer screens appear quite bright not a lot of light seemed to be cast on to the bottle. The lighting has quite a boring feel to it, but I feel this is also because the bottle is again frosted rather than clear.

This next image is taken the exact way the image above was taken, only this time with a clear bottle, I feel with using the clear bottle it has a little more texture to the image as there are more shapes shown in the glass and appears a little more interesting than the image with the frosted glass bottle.

These next images were taken on the same task, although we got a little carried away, and took a tripod and small torch into the darkroom, turned all the lights off and took some long exposure creating different shapes with the light to draw behind the bottle. The effects were quite interesting and we had a little fun playing around.

I feel the first image is the most effective as the light looks the most interesting on it, although I feel if that the third image would have been the most interesting with the rings around the bottle if the light was a little brighter, as it is a little dull in that shot, as the light was being pointed downwards rather than towards the camera lense.