Laws of Light: How to Light Glass

Learn from the next episode of our Laws of Light series on 2 quick setups on how to light glass.

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Jay P. Morgan has been working as a Commercial Photographer and Film Director in the Los Angeles area for more than 20 years developing an impressive list of clients from Paramount to McDonald's. Jay P.'s experience with elaborate set design and extensive lighting are key to the success of his illustrative work.

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[TheSlantedLens]

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[craig]

Outside of breaking the glass (I mean... seriously... what did that glass do to you?)... This was probably one of the best explained "quick" tutorials that delivers top notch results. Thank you.

[stevend]

This was one of the BEST to the point videos on lighting glass I’ve seen. Super informative! Thank you!

[HDEFMAN]

Jay, this is so simple and so beautiful ! That is a truly awesome technique. I am trying this out as soon as I have some spare time.

[emj]

Thank you for breaking down the lighting for the glassware!

[epociask_]

This is tthe best quick and funny explained! Love IT and Thank YOU !

[roachb]

Watching this video was light bulb moment for me. Well presented and explained.

[josephfidelis]

Awesome. You are teaching people to think and experiment innovatively with respect to light. Thanks you.

[ElieZ]

Now I can impress my friends on the dinner table. Thank you.

[thomaswarren]

"So it's time to break down my two favourite lighting techniques!"
*Smashes a cocktail glass with a hammer for literally no reason*

I've never pushed a subscribe button so fast

[colvingenealogy]

When I discovered photography, all I saw was light and how we learned to play with it to freeze reality. Light is our friend. :)

[СтасБутыгин]

Dear sir, thank you very much for your explications.

[garyrentschler]

Wow! That's excellent and SO very helpful. Brilliant.

[ericstephenvorm]

Nicely done! Really appreciate the practicality of this video.

[ChrisZahller]

Loved this and the last video (how to light reflective metal). I did notice there was no change when you brought in the black panel for the 2nd setup — maybe you didn't bring it in close enough?

[soulcstudios]

I'm a glass artist and I have a glass object that has been engraved in places and painted with very beautiful, metallic inks. I can not light it to save my life. The tips with back lighting have been very helpful. I now think I need to find away to get enough ambient light in the space that I can get the carvings on its surface to "pop" without getting sharp, over powering highlights. Flash something at my white ceiling?

[IslandFilmMaker]

That was a great lesson! I didn't know these tricks using black on both sides! THX JP

[LilianSpark]

Hi absolutely loving your channel. Thanks for sharing. I’m wondering how you would photograph a Diamond Dot picture that is already framed and has clear glass on top of it. Behind the glass is very colourful sparkling beads that makes up the picture. Regards

[tsbrownie]

Great video, thank you for making it. Question, it seems the glass is a bit frosted, is that dulling spray or ???

[solomonyap]

Thank you so much this video is a lot of help for me I've learned a lot