Re: Good reflections needed, help please!

2007-11-16 Thread Cotty
On 15/11/07, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: Any suggestions? Black perspex. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Good reflections needed, help please!

2007-11-16 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Brendan MacRae Subject: Good reflections needed, help please! Does anyone do product shots on dark (black) reflective material that produces good, even reflections? I'm currently stumped working on a shoot for a local company. I have to shoot some video

Re: Good reflections needed, help please!

2007-11-16 Thread Anthony Farr
When I could get it easily, I used fully exposed and developed roll film.. sixty inch wide roll film that is. It could be used like any roll background either base up for a reflective surface or emusion up for a beatiful satin surface. Double reflections were unheard of. Lithographic film

Re: Good reflections needed, help please!

2007-11-16 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks to all for your suggestions. I'll have to think about these, they're all intriguing. Cheers. -Brendan --- Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I could get it easily, I used fully exposed and developed roll film.. sixty inch wide roll film that is. It could be used like

Good reflections needed, help please!

2007-11-15 Thread Brendan MacRae
Does anyone do product shots on dark (black) reflective material that produces good, even reflections? I'm currently stumped working on a shoot for a local company. I have to shoot some video components on black (easy enough) but I'd like some good natural reflection from the surface they rest

Re: Good reflections needed, help please!

2007-11-15 Thread David Savage
At 10:14 AM 16/11/2007, you wrote: But, there's no way I'm going to find a piece of granite as big as I need it (30 x 48 roughly) and it would be way too expensive in any event. Any suggestions? Black perspex/acrylic ? Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Good reflections needed, help please!

2007-11-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
I shot some pics for a bank on a formica tabletop. It produced nice, subtle reflections. And it wasn't even pure black. More of a grey with a pattern. Paul On Nov 15, 2007, at 8:14 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: Does anyone do product shots on dark (black) reflective material that produces good,