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Photographing clear and translucent glass on a light table

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Anne Tique:
I'm not able to follow the explanation of the set up, but that's not your fault ... but what a result ... absolutely stunning!

Paul S.:
we do have some clever people here - love those results, and with this 'acrylic' set up there is the added bonus of the mirror reflection which very artistic.  thanks for sharing. :)

dirk.:
Brilliant results indeed - many thanks for your explanation!  :)

WhatHo!:
Hi Dirk, I was wondering if you could put up some pics of tall items photo'd via this method, like a 13" decanter or tall vase etc? My light set up is good on small items but not so good on the tall, i tend to get a lot of light at the base and little at the top. How does yours fare? Cheers Wolfie

David E:
Having long fluorescent tubes, as described by Nic, will give an even light. However, there are other ways to achieve this with a flash or single light source, such as an umbrella that will produce a soft diffused light with plenty of dispersion.

Another point that I would like to make, with regards to composition, is the perspective. Normally you should stand a good 1 metre away (more if it's a larger item) to prevent fish-eye distortion.

The first photo shows the distortion I see so often, which occurs with the camera just 0.3m away.
The second is with the camera 1.2m away, zoomed in more, and now the top and bottom are more or less parallel.
Lastly (photo 3), try tilting the camera slightly to take the object slightly higher, which removes any doubt.

I hope this helps.

Taken in 2008, with a single 11w flourescent, shining down on the background (backlighting). Yeah, the Photoshopping was rather contrasty!  :-X

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