hi
i'm new here so hope everyone is well

i have a photography shoot coming up with a lot of fine leather goods.
e.g leather desk pen pots, bins ect...

the leather is very detailed and has different ranges like snakeskin effect and a buff simple leather effect. and also many different colours.

i need to shoot the products on a white background, i want a very light reflection so that the products dont just appear to be floating

what is the best material to use for this?

i found this....
http://www.photomart.co.uk/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCatalogue=ZC321309&inbasket=yes

or should i be using something more like a perspex?

mmmm.... not sure

any help would be great thanks

heidi

xx

I went to look at the link and was not able to see the picture. According to the specs, you should be just fine. What type of lights are you planning on using?

to look like this
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f290/warrior515/lowres.jpg

i'm getting this,,,,
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f290/warrior515/DSC00037.jpg

i know the rest of the photo isnt there at all yet but i just want to make sure i get the right reflection first

lighting wise i've get this kit

http://www.karlu.com/product_info.php?cPath=41_64_716_368&products_id=8926

to look like this
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f290/warrior515/lowres.jpg


p.s i took this photo then added the reflection in photoshop with this one.

i've tried perpsex didnt work either

I've got a piece of clear plastic that I put my products on while shooting, and I get a slight reflection. I believe if you put your product on a shiny white plastic piece you'll be able to get the reflection.

You can take your 1st strobe with the softbox and use it to light your plastic piece. Take the second one (you could probably get away with just the reflector on) and aim it towards the background.

Using your camera (my method) or flash meter, meter the flash aimed towards the background until its all nice & white, but your product piece is nice & dark with no light spilling on it. Then you can turn on the other strobe, and adjust the power until your product looks good.

I'll try to get a photo of my product photography setup while I'm at work today & post it.

thank you i shall try that tomorrow :)