The present invention provides a method for photographing lustrous objects, including even spectacle frames with highly reflective surfaces such as metal frames, that enables the objects to be photographed more naturally and aesthetically without any reflection on the surface of the camera or lens. The present invention also provides a method for photographing spectacle frames and a method for creating an electronic spectacle frame catalogue using this method. The method is one in which the camera 2 photographs the lustrous object 1. Optical shield members 3, 4, and 5 are placed between the camera body 21 and the lens 22 of the camera 2, and the lustrous object 1 so that a reflection of said camera 2 is not be formed on the photographed image of the lustrous object. In addition, an opening 41, having a size and shape suitable for photographing an image of the lustrous object 1, is provided in the shield member 4 of the lens 22.