Product photography – chrome taps & mixers
Chrome taps are highly reflective products. They take a little extra to photograph well.
It’s like trying to take a photo of a mirror without seeing yourself in it. This was a very similar job to a saxophone photo shoot I wrote about recently.
The trick with any reflective product, is what to position in the reflection. The last thing you want to see is some lighting stands, your camera or the office desk in your product. Positioning some screens in the right places will take care of this. However chrome requires a little more work. If you photograph the products in a white box and light them evenly, they will tend to look flat and boring. It is important to use various shades (dark, grey and light) in the reflection to give the product the shiny look. Easier said than done, but when you get it right, they look great!
Here are some examples of the shots taken
These look fun, the angle of the reflections have been kept well inline.