Get the effect and Perfection of Real life Reflections in yo

[jackylaren]

THe imagination with an affinity for the photo camera, reflections provide a wealth of photographic opportunities. The particular way in which a digital camera look at the surroundings - that is, constrained in a frame, and limited in depth of field - works really well with the upside-down, inside-out world of the reflection. Let the shot take the lead. Some of the best expressive photos of reflections are observed on still water, where they produce striking symmetrical effects.

One day, on a shoot for ‘How to Photograph Absolutely Everything’ I was messing about at the Mirror Pool in the New York Botanical Gardens (which, if you’ve not been to, is well worth a visit at any time, in any weather).

First I investigate the way the reflection changes its shape as I change my position - both from side to side and up and down. Here, I’m looking for a strong shape to emerge. These simply show the scene visible by looking up, but with rippled distortions.

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