Bronal Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 Can anyone suggest the best way of photographing piano black equipment? I am not a photographic enthusiast and so rely on an old Pentax Optio or Nikon D3200 camera. My house is a little on the dark side, so I never know whether to put the light on and shoot with or without flash. Any way I have tried so far ends up with multiple reflections. Any tips would be much appreciated, as long as they are easy to follow.
Mat-with-one-t Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 As you’ve alluded to, reflections are the main issue. You need to accept that they’re unavoidable, and the surface has to be really clean! Then you’ll need very even lighting. Any point source of light (such as a flash or any bulb/strip) will reflect. Thus, the best approach is to try to even out light sources. Studios have big light box things, but you’ll have to innovate. Try wax cooking paper over a cardboard box or similar. Ensure the source bounces away from your camera, not back at it. Surrounds will be reflected off the surface, so you may need to hang plain sheets around the place. Even with all the right gear it’s a challenge, so just play about with it!
PleasantSounds Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 Try to direct the flash towards the ceiling if your cameras can do that.
Guest Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 If it is not an actual piano and can be taken outside, shoot on overcast day with a white background. Otherwise, a white background, as many lights as possible to make it even, no flash and camera on tripod if necessary. There will always be reflections, so you need to play around with angles so that reflections do not obscure the important part of the object.
Guest deanB Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Take a pic of the actual item for sale for verification purposes then add web pics of the front controls and rear connections layout. Edited June 23, 2019 by deanB
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