Dark/Bright Field Lighting,

Dark/Bright Field Lighting

in photography all glass objects, are difficult to photograph without using a proper technique, this is because many of these objects are for example transparent or because simply reflect everything that is around them, creating distractions.

dark field lighting

You have to use a dark background. If you use a completely dark background our glass object will not have a form, the only way to overcome this is by highlighting the edges of the glass.

The edges are illuminated by a bigger light of the background which is placed right behind itThe black card is seen through the body of the bottle, but the edges are defined by the light that goes behind the black card and reflected by the v-card

Bright field lighting

In the bright field lighting you must do the exact opposite to what we have done in dark field.

the body of the glass appears to be white

The edges are defined by dark cards that create negative light.

Even in this case, the background light is limited to the smallest possible space to reduce reflexes.