First Photo Post - Fingers Crossed

Just out of curiosity, if one were inclined to take this pnotograph so that the photographer wasn't in the reflection, would one have to use a T/S lens?

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Originally Posted by LeftyB

Well I think I did this right:


First photo post so I'm not really sure how t will look.


Hopefully it isn't too large.


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Now that's a really smooth car! Nice chrome too..

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Originally Posted by HiFiGuy1

Just out of curiosity, if one were inclined to take this pnotograph so that the photographer wasn't in the reflection, would one have to use a T/S lens?

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Nope, you'll change the angle of your focus plane with a T &amp; S lens. You don't change anything to the reflections. However a polarizer filter might have done the trick.

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Originally Posted by Sheiky

Nope, you'll change the angle of your focus plane with a T &amp; S lens. You don't change anything to the reflections. However a polarizer filter might have done the trick.

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I think a TS-E lens might have worked...the tilt part changes the angle of the focal plane, but the shift part changes perspective. It would have worked well with a flat reflective surface (in Bryan's TS-E 17mm review, for example, he points out that using the shift eliminated his reflection from a window pane). In this case, with a convex reflecting surface, it might not have been possible to shift the camera and its user out of the frame.


Regardless, a CPL filter would be the much, much cheaper option...and probably more effective here! But, looking at the shot again, a CPL would also have reduced/eliminated the reflections of the overhead lights (maybe desirable, but I think not since showing how 'shiny' the finish is might be part of the intent). Perhaps a balance could have been found with a CPL. If this was a pro shot, it would have been lit externally (strobes, softboxes, etc.) to control the reflections as desired.

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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist

I think a TS-E lens might have worked...the tilt part changes the angle of the focal plane, but the shift part changes perspective. It would have worked well with a flat reflective surface (in Bryan's TS-E 17mm review, for example, he points out that using the shift eliminated his reflection from a window pane). In this case, with a convex reflecting surface, it might not have been possible to shift the camera and its user out of the frame.

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You're right John. I've never heard of it before. This is what Bryan states:


"Shooting highly reflective objects can utilize lens shift - the camera can be positioned outside of the reflection for the shot while the perspective remains as though it was shot straight on."


I guess that's the answer to HiFiGuy1's question? Perhaps using a T&amp;S lens results in better images than the use of a CPL filter. I guess with a CPL filter you would also remove reflections that you might want to see in the picture? I'm not too sure, I never used a CPL in this situation.