Reflection In Well Lighted Room

are you displaying it? or photographing it?

if your taking a picture, make a light tent from a sheet to control the glare. if your displaying - close the curtain?

a metal print will reflect light because its metal, and smooth and shiny. a matte print should not reflect.


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

Yes, it's very difficult to keep the glare down - you just have to find the right spot - or as Mike suggests - use a shield - a white sheet works - between the offending lamplight and the work. As you can see - I failed to accomplish that with this image of one of my metal prints:

i wonder if you shot off the ceiling using it as a reflector if it would be more even? if you have an advanced set up, you can polarize a flash. hard part is getting a hold of quarter waveplate to cover the flash. it's a trick used to shoot glass, macro, etc, it keeps the light, cancels the flash. i made one from an old polarizer. but if you shoot a lot of it, it's a good trick to have in the bag.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

Steven,

You might look into museum glass. It is non reflective.

You can use the same piece over and over again, if you were
trying to photograph originals to upload to FAA.

If you are hanging only one piece definitely museum glass.

Dave

http://www.tru-vue.com/products/museum-glass-anti-reflective/


Googled this.

Dave

If you are photographing, not displaying, removing the glass would be the first step.

I'm guessing you are trying to decide on a material to purchase a print on - so if you have a lot of lights in the room and are afraid of reflection, consider matte canvas or a print and frame it with museum glass - you won't be able to tell there is even glass over the print, it's amazing. The metal is very glossy - so very reflective.

Thanks for the suggestions. My concern is over hanging a purchased print reproduction. I have re-surveyed the room and think I have found a way to hang the print without glare. Actually there will be glare (duh!), but it should not be visible to a person standing where he or she is most likely to stand to look at the print.

If you are just a guy with a picture on the wall and lava lights and a disco mirror ball hanging from your ceiling (like me), then its pretty much hopeless. But if you are gonna get picky and willing to redecorate, then try adding more light evenly around the subject. For display of metallic, you want at least some reflected light and you can control that by lighting it as a museum would. Controlled light is the key. Too much glare means that light is not controlled properly (from the common viewing area). If you can't move a light or control its brightness, tint, etc. then its not controlled and something needs to change, either the display place or the lighting. Rheostats and indirect light (bounced) are a good way to control light. If I don't want any reflected light then I don't use glass or metal. In the daylight you likely have windows and curtains to contend with so you can never open your curtains or blinds. In this case you have to choose between reflecting on the artist's perceived world (pun intended) or the real world outside your window.