Studio Lighting and Rendering - 3D for Graphic Designers - page 250

help with the definition of the object, but once again it clutters up the reflections a bit too much. Moving the
lights farther out to the sides helps a bit, but not enough (see Figure 7-26 ) .
Figure 7-26: Placing lights on the sides helps define the object at the cost of cluttered reflections. The im-
age on the left has the lights just outside the camera view, and the shot on the right has them placed farther
out.
What needs to be pinpointed now is the source of extra reflections. In this case, the background is the cul-
prit. The best way to test this theory is to eliminate the diffuse color on the backdrop altogether. Change the
diffuse color to black and render again. The result will show a marked reduction in reflections (see Figure
7-27 ) .
Figure 7-27: Removing the diffuse color from the backdrop reduces the unwanted reflections in the scene.