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May 23, 2019

Photographing glass: an exploration of lighting techniques by Corning Museum of Glass Focus

We all know that glass always poses challenges to photograph.
Corning Museum of Glass has a few tips to share!

Andy Fortune, the Museum’s collections photography department manager, carried on a wonderful exploration of lighting techniques for transparent objects by focusing on capturing more subtle elements like tooling marks and optic ribbing.

It covers all you need to know to get the most out of your glass masterpieces: from photographing surfaces to lighting types. Enjoy your reading!

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