Taking good quality pictures of glass or translucent objects can seem a great deal of fun actually. There are some simple techniques which even amateur photographers can use to obtain dramatic results with minimal effort. The following examples show several basic setups that should allow anyone to achieve results they can be proud of. The first technique is a favorite of many hired professionals who need to get instant, fast, clean shots of clear glass using a graduated background. The underlighting technique covered, is a personal favorite of mine, and where I believe the fun comes in! Working with underlighting and/or backlighting. Under lighting and/or backlighting translucent glass or acrylic objects can give you very dramatic, impressive results.The other techniques discussed illustrate dark field and light field photography (don’t be intimidated by the terminology the techniques are actually quite simple). The technique you choose depends on the style you prefer and the results you are trying to achieve. These images were all obtained using an inexpensive two megapixel digital camera. To simplify our setup we used an EZcube® light tent in some examples to diffuse and soften the light and provide the seamless background. In other examples we worked with a more open set, using soft-box Kuhl Lites with their diffusion panel in place to create the soft, diffuse lighting necessary. The underlighting was created by using a very low profile Kuhl Lite Pad, and the backlighting was a softbox Kuhl Lite. Both the softbox Kuhl Lite and the Lite Pad can be used to create a desireable blown-out white background, while at the same time highlighting inner glass detail that otherwise would be missed by traditional lighting methods. It is very important that all light sources match and have the same color temperature. (More details on the equipment can be found at the end of this page).