I set up a simple still life shoot using a small eiffel tower. I kept the background plain, so any changes in shadow or light would be easier to see. I set up a light about 2/3 feet directly to the left of the object.
I then took a photograph using just the naked light. A slight shadow can be seen to the right of the object.
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No diffuser
I then added a diffuser to my lamp, and took another photograph. The shadow to the right has disappeared a fair bit. |
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| Diffuser |
I then placed a piece of white car to the right of the object, the opposite side to the light, and placed it about 3 feet away. I then took another picture.
The shadows seem slightly bolder than the previous photograph.
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| White card |
I then moved the white card closer to the object. It looked slightly duller to me, the shadow still fairly strong.
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White card moved closer
I then introduced a piece of tin foil, with the shiny side facing the object, i took a photograph. The shadow on the right has disappeared, as the light is reflected off the foil onto the right side of the object, lighting up both of the sides. |
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| Shiny side of foil |
I then turned the foil around so the dull side was facing the object. The shadow on the right then reappeared, as less light was reflected of this side of the foil.
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| Dull side of foil |
With the shiny side facing the object again, i then scrunched the foil up and placed it in front of the white card again. The shadow here has disappeared from the right side, but seems to have appeared slightly on the left, towards the back.
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| Crumpled foil |
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