Help with crazy plastic surface & relections
I'm shooting some basic products in their packaging on white, usually a simple gig. This set of products are sold direct to commercial clients so the packaging consists of a product card in either a sealed or ziplock plastic bag. They are also soft, bulky, and organic shapes. I'm having a heck of a time getting a clean look (sample posted). So far the best look is from shooting a strip box on one side with a white card on the other. The side with the white card looks nicer, so I flopped the lights and combined both in PS so I get a decent edge highlight for each side.
If anyone else has experience shooting something complicated like this and has any tips, I could use any advice you have.
(p.s.- the posted sample image has no editing done except to combine the two exposures to experiment with the highlights.)
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It sounds simple, but a polarizer might help out just a bit. Something I do to get nice edges on things like this is float it on a piece of plexiglass a foot or two above the white background. That way I can light the background and product separately. My last ditch effort would be to use a hard light so the reflection is smaller. Then you can just "shop" it out later.