LPT. Mind out for reflective surfaces.

Submitted by MarkHoldenIsAKnob t3_yfvhfu in LifeProTips

When taking a picture of a TV or other reflective surface, be aware of what you are wearing.

I have spent an hour talking a customer through setting up features on a TV system and had her send pictures of each screen so I knew that she was on the correct part of the menu and tell her which item to select next.

Unfortunately the customer was dressed in somewhere between very little and nothing and it was fairly clear on each image.

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thomasvista t1_iu5gwqw wrote

Yeah there's an image floating around on the internet for years now of a man selling a reflective item online, and he clearly took the photo while butt-naked.

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MarkHoldenIsAKnob OP t1_iu5o0wg wrote

I've seen several before, a women and a polished steel kettle, a woman and an oven door...

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InsideHorror9726 t1_iu9rb46 wrote

I'm not sure I understand the situation you're describing, perhaps showing us the picture would help getting your point across.

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TickledPixel t1_iu9rq93 wrote

Did you not let her know at some point during that hour or did you just ogle the entire time?

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MarkHoldenIsAKnob OP t1_iuakb24 wrote

Actually, I consulted my wife and a very good female friend who both advised that I should it mention it as it would have severely embarrassed her and unless you were specifically zooming in, the reflection was obscured by the actual menus on the system. Also, the client often aimed at specific parts of the screen which meant the reflections no longer were in shot.

There were perhaps 3 or 4 shots that were a problem out of 30 odd....

I do realize that in the OP I stated that EVERY picture was revealing, but, upon reflection, (pun intended), I exaggerated.

It wasn't a case of watching a video feed for an hour and watching her.

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EvilTwinGhost t1_iu63f9b wrote

Sounds interesting, have a link to the images?

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