If you use your polarizer properly, you can reduce glare significantly??”sometimes
completely. In Figure 6-11, for instance, you can see the effect of a polarizing filter. The image
on the left is uncorrected; it??™s what you would get without a polarizer. The image on the right has
had its reflections stripped away using a polarizing filter.
FIGURE 6-11 By turning a polarizing filter on the end of your lens, you can minimize the
reflections caused by light and glass.
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Your Own Macro Studio
It??™s not always easy to get perfect results from close-up photography. There are so many elements
to worry about: wind, lighting, the narrow focusing range, and limited depth of field. Lighting
is especially tricky, in fact, because certain subjects look pretty bad when you hit them with an
electronic flash. Lots of people try to photograph reflective items such as coins and jewelry, for
instance, to sell on ebay.com or post on a web site, and they??™re disappointed with the reflections
from the flash.
If you are excited about macro photography and expect to do a lot of it, you might consider
setting up your own macro photography studio. What??™s that? Also called a light tent or a light
box, it??™s just a small structure in which you place whatever you want to photograph and surround
it with lights, reflectors, and, most importantly, some material to diffuse the light.
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