Here are the results from my experimentation with shooting through glass. Basically I went to a glass store and asked to buy scrap pieces of broken glass. I was especially looking for glass that had a bit of texture in it. I looked through the glass with my eye and chose pieces that had just a bit of pattern and/or texture. I bought about‚6 pieces of scrap glass for around 5 dollars. The pieces of glass that I bought were a bit too small in retrospect. I’d recommend the minimum size to be 6 x‚8 inches (15.2 X 20.4 cm)
To shoot I put the camera on a tripod and placed different pieces of glass between the lens and the fake flowers. Seems to me that the best shots were those where I placed the glass closer to the flowers than closer to the lens. I manually held the‚glass during the exposure, and I did this without using a cable release (which would have been handy). On some shots I focused on the flowers through the glass, and on other shots I just focused on the glass. The effects are quite painterly and I encourage experimentation. Here are the results.
Normal shot
Through textured glass
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Through textured glass
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Through textured glass
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Shot through amber glass with texture
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Pieces of the actual glass that were used
Hello,
I plan on working with glass in an upcoming project of mine. I was just wondering where you got your glass..
Thanks!
Hi Sarah,
I got my samples at a stained glass store in Montreal. Hope that helps!
Just came across your webpage here. I’ve been wanting to shoot through glass for some time now. I do plan on going to a glass store to see what they have. Have you tried “stained glass?”.. that might cost more, but it could be a better solution. No, I’ve not tried it yet, but I do plan to.
I’f you’ve anymore info on shooting thru glass, I’d love to hear about it.
Thanks….Sal
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