THREE-DIMENSIONAL Objects with more dimension are a bit trickier, and may require a closer study of where the light is hitting the object. Try to keep the light fairly even, but allow shadows to softly land where they do naturally–trying to remove them completely can make the object feel flat.
Three-Dimensional Object Studies
For this photo, we had to try a few things to get the lighting right.
Too Bright With one packing foam diffuser the camera was picking up too much light, resulting in a haze around the object.
BEN BENTVELZEN
Double Diffusion Next we tried the same setup, but with a piece of cardstock layered over the packing foam diffuser. Two layers was better, but still not quite what we were hoping for.
Exposure Adjustment In the end, we went back to one piece of packing foam as a diffuser but changed the exposure level on the phone settings. This setup also utilizes 3 pieces of glossy card stock to reflect light at the piece.
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