shooting female models in shop windows any technical help please?

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i have an idea i want to try out,shooting a female model in a shop window.

i would be outside the shop looking in.

what would be the best time of day or direction of sun so as to reduce the reflections from the glass?

are there any filters that would help?

whats the best way to communicte with the model?

any one done this have any pictures or other tips to share?
 
1st thing i'd think of is a poloariser filter to kill any reflections from the glass
 
If you use a tilt-shift lens, you can be square on to the window and yet not see yourself in the reflection. Don't ask me to explain how that works, because tilt-shift lenses do my head in. But it's true all the same.
 
StewartR said:
If you use a tilt-shift lens, you can be square on to the window and yet not see yourself in the reflection. Don't ask me to explain how that works, because tilt-shift lenses do my head in. But it's true all the same.
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They are also not a cheap option, it would probably be cheaper to build a fake shop front in the studio (with no glass)
 
thanks i cant afford the lens and dont know how to use them anyway

i dont have the skills to build a fake window either :bonk:

any further tips welcome someone must have tried this :)
 
If you're not able to spend money on it or go down a DIY option then a polarising filter is probably your only option, although the success of it will depend on your light direction and spread. You will need to experiment.
 
StewartR said:
If you use a tilt-shift lens, you can be square on to the window and yet not see yourself in the reflection. Don't ask me to explain how that works, because tilt-shift lenses do my head in. But it's true all the same.
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you mean like this?

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How'd you do that? :thinking:
 
Aaaaaaah

*I've come to suck your blood! Bleurgh!*
 
I don't know how that works...but it's freaking cool.
 
Would it be possible to do the shoot at night? If the shop is lit up, and it's dark outside, no reflections to worry about!
 
now thats a good idea and something i hadnt thought of
it could give the photo more drama as well

i have a 1 sb600 i was wondering if i could use it as a remote backlight of some sort not sure of range?

it looks like i either have to use a wideangle or a telephoto from acoss the very busy road
 
Its better to do it during an overcast day, hard shadows form the window frame will restrict you photographs. And definitely a polariser, you can be at an angle, and maybe a second polariser to cut different reflections :thinking: (of course compensate with adequate shutter speed).
 
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