How do I avoid hard shadows in the dining room?

The shadow that splits the plate goes away by blocking direct sun or moving the table off the ceiling spot. You do not need a black backdrop: if at that hour the shadow belongs to the room, you change tables.

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Test the table an hour ahead and see whether a ceiling lamp falls in the middle of the plate. The miss is leaving the plate under the downlight and then asking for the black circle to be erased. The frame you receive has a soft side shadow, the one that gives volume, not a hole in the sauce.

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