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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Thanks so much Garry, a lot of amazing information here. Much appreciated :) :)
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Oh, btw this was definitely my experience. And actually the non-uniformity came in handy at times, especially when I was catching too much light on the heels of the boots. I found that I could dial it back with only minimal changes to the forefoot highlight.
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Tried this too! Actually at first I over-stuffed them and they looked weird, but the extra padding helped on some of the angles for sure.
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    This was exactly what I experienced :)
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Actually yes! I tried it. Although it didn't entirely solve the problem the polarizer did cut down the reflection a bit :)
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Yes, this did the trick! I should've looked more closely at the lighting on the shoe. Thanks so much for the tip :) :)
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Will do, thanks for the heads up!
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Yeah I think so too! I've already learned a ton.
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Wow, what an intense day! Really fun ones the dots start connecting though. Moving the lights overhead and using fill cards did the trick. At least, close enough as far as I'm concerned. Lots of great help around these parts! Here's a link to the final image One shoe down, five more to go :)...
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    Hmm... ok. Well, have a pleasant afternoon!
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    Non UK Greetings from Mexico!

    Tha Thanks George, I appreciate the warm welcome!
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    First paid product gig! Need to match existing shots, having trouble managing highlights and reflections. Thanks for looking :)

    This is the image link :) Super excited to have landed a product photography client last week but this morning I'm slightly freaking out - I can't seem to manage the boot highlights with my existing setup. Any help or advice is super appreciated. Best wishes! -r P.S. Not sure if this is the...
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    The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

    Wow that's amazing! Where can I find this extension tube if you don't mind me asking?
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    The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

    Greetings Fuji-X users! Just wanted to say hi on this thread. Excited to find this community :) -r
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    Black Mountain road

    Stunningly-ominous / ominously-stunning. Either way I love it
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