Dan Perovich's Cyberfront Property

1/200 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100, 50 mm (EF50mm f/1.8 II)  Tonight I did some portrait practice using the umbrella light modifier and an inanimate object.  I have been meaning to take a picture of the gum ball machine for a while now.  However, I was always intimidated by the glare I would get on the glass globe.  As you can see in the photo, I was able to significantly reduce the presence of glare by using the umbrella as a large light source.  However, instead of a flash glare from a bare strobe, I got a reflection of the umbrella in the globe.  I tried my hardest to find an angle to shoot at which would reduce or eliminate the reflection.  During the process, I found myself laying on my back and shooting up at the gum ball machine.  At first, I took the picture straight on.  Then I started moving myself off axis from the front of the machine.  Eventually, I wound up with today’s photograph.  It reminds me of pictures I have seen taken of CEO’s in Money magazine.  The upward angle usually is an attempt to convey the subject’s power.