For this exercise I have to find something that is reflective and shiny and place it against a black background, set the camera and light source above and take some shots. To try and beat the reflection I will then roll some tracing paper around the object and the lens and take the same shot again.
42 mm 1/8 Sec @ f 3.5 ISO 100
42 mm 1/20 Sec @ f 3.5 ISO 100
42 mm 1/15 Sec @ f 3.5 ISO 100
42 mm 1/13 Sec @ f 3.5 ISO 100
42 mm 1/3 Sec @ f 3.5 ISO 100
42 mm 1/2 Sec @ f 3.5 ISO 100
42 mm 1/3 Sec @ f 3.5 ISO 100
It seems that for the second part of this exercise, the sunlight through the window overpowered the light shining onto the shiny object. The tracing paper did not go al the way round the subject so there is still a small reflection but I do fully understand how the tracing paper will stop the reflection showing on the shiny surface and how the paper would act as a diffuser for the light source.
I could also see how you would have to use an object to prevent reflections, especially if you were shooting say a mirror in the distance and you did not want to get yourself and the camera in it. Also the shooting angle has a lot to do with whether or not you appear in the image. Had I have shot these from one of the sides, there would still be a reflection however it would not be of the photographer and camera.
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