Our lighting diagram, modifier choices and retouching workflow for shooting highly reflective luxury perfume bottles.
01The problem with glass
Every light in the room shows up in the bottle. The job is controlling reflections, not adding them.
02Building the setup
Large diffused strip lights shaped the edges while flags kept the black glass deep and clean.
03Retouching with restraint
We composited multiple exposures and kept the retouch subtle so the bottle still feels real.
“With glass, you don’t light the object. You light what it reflects.”
- Photography
- Lighting
- Retouching
