Sunday, February 15, 2015

Working with Mylar

Below are examples of reflection shots using thin reflective mylar film. This is really easy to do. All you need is some mylar (I am using 2mm thickness purchased through an online indoor plant supply house), a black background (or different colors if you would like a unique background) and some light, either natural or artificial. I found that an indirect light works the best. The mylar is hard to keep clean. I found cleaning with a tissue and alcohol works best and keep your air duster handy. You will need to clean up the remaining dust in Photoshop.

These images were down by “rippling” the mylar.

Having something to hang your objects from helps with shots like this:

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