adding reflections to a glass

[cnicog]

I'm trying to make some renders but since I'm not using any HDRI maps the glass I want to render doesn't have any reflections and therefore doesn't look like glass... How can I have a studio like render with my glass having a nice reflection of something. I tried adding the HDRI map to the reflection slot under environment but it doesn't make any difference... Ill post some pics in a few.


thanks

[Travis Serio_cg]

Re: adding reflections to a glass

whats the fresnel value of the reflection layer? it might be to low and making it hard to see the reflections.