First Photo Post - Fingers Crossed

[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?

[MrGreenBug]

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

[Sheiky]

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?

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.

[neuroanatomist]

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.

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.

[Sheiky]

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.

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.