ABSTRACT
The distant genius who first fused sand into glass has tricked the eyes and delighted the brains of every generation of humans that followed. Glass has perhaps also grayed the hair and wasted the time of more photographers than any other substance. This chapter discusses the principles, the problems, and some straightforward solutions to the basic challenges that glass offers. The problems caused by glassware are a result of the very nature of the material. Defining a glass surface requires a highlight of the right size in the right place on the surface of the subject. Determining the distance between the photographic light and the diffusion sheet can be an important decision. The basic dark-field approach produces a picture in which the background appears dark regardless of the actual tone of the background material. Because glass reflects in a mirror-like manner, anything in the room may reflect in the subject.
