How To Photograph Shiny Ceramics

Photographing glass objects is always a complicated task because of the reflective surface and at the same time translucent nature of this material.

How to photograph shiny ceramics.

I carve on porcelain and glaze with glossy light colored glazes so it has been a real challenge getting things like translucency and detail to show without hot spots and exposure issues. I am finding it one of the more frustrating aspects of pottery. Gloss glazes create a very shiny and reflective surface note that if you want to photograph your pieces then gloss can be tricky to obtain a good effect with due to reflection of the shiny surface. Often when you do that you have to adjust the exposure.

So in this article i will show you how to create a high impact image. Reflections are a hard to tame beast but it gets easier to control if you know the rules. I use a baffle. See more ideas about ceramic techniques ceramic studio pottery techniques.

Once everything is dialed in you can photograph ceramics all day long. For instance if i m shooting a piece on a shiny black surface i tent it with a piece of black paper so the reflection is black on the shiny surface. But i shoot small pieces jewelry so it isn t that difficult. Then i crop the photo and adjust.

Feb 1 2013 explore christine laginess s board photographing ceramics followed by 105 people on pinterest. By spreading out the light source more evenly you can reduce the amount of glare in the photo. Diffusion can be accomplished in many different ways. If not check over the settings and repeat the previous steps.

Thank you so much for sharing how you photograph your work. If the image looks good on review great job. Photographing reflective surfaces and objects is usually quite challenging and can easily turn the work of the photographer into a frustrating task. You are finally ready to take your photo.

So go ahead and press the shutter release.