> A client I am photographing some mirrors for has asked to have something > dropped into the glass area that gives the impression of a mirror. > > Any tips on how I could indicate scale or size.
If your client is selling mirors, you need to make them look like good mirrors. Falsifying the reflection in an advert might be Illegal. I think the key to realism is perspective - You could use a camera with movements to create the required perspective in camera, or use PS. Perspective comes from the angle of view of the lens or mirror, so, the mirror image subtended angle should be the same as the lens image subtended angle. You could take the drop-ins with a mirror. If you had a studio set-up that included the mirrors and the scenes you wanted reflrected in the mirrors, this might create additional problems, as you would then be lighting two scenes - one viewed directly by the camera, and one reflected... but you could light one at a time and combine in PS. Photographing a grid reflected in the mirrors might help, as you could use the grid as a guide for creating the required perspective in the dummy reflected images. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
