I’ve really enjoyed hunting down reflections over the past year. Last March, I wrote about my first tries and inspirations in 19. Reflecting on reflections.
Here are some recent ones I captured.
I seem to be developing a few approaches to reflections. One is the multi-layered puzzle image. This and the next are good examples of that. If you figure out what is going on here, or if you’d like to know, let me know in the comments.
I will write about self-portraits in an upcoming post. Many of my self-portraits are reflections—and the ones I like often obscure me a bit.
The ones that didn’t make the cut
The moment I saw this mirror, I fell in love with the graphic nature of the mirror, the wall and the shapes in the reflections. I will often crop but rarely change the aspect ratio. I worked this image finally realizing I had to crop it to a square. But even with this, I still think the final misses out on what I saw in my mind. Some times you just have to let go and say “I can’t make this a great image”
Here is one of the two uncropped, unedited shots. Both are RAW files, so either can be color or B&W. If anyone thinks I missed the way to make this a great image, let me know. You are welcome to the RAW files if you want to tryit yourself.
I loved the red window frame, the super reflective nature of the window. the tilted glass, the runner just entering the frame, the positioning of the yellow sign—but in the end I just found nothing special.
Love the old payphones. Love how the slight imperfections in the chrome warp the reflections. Love how the aesthetics of the Fuji camera come through nicely. But put them all together, and nothing special comes through. In addition, for a self-portrait, it feels a bit obvious.
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The pay phone is a fascinating subject as a relic of the past. It’s interesting in way, that you were able to find one at all. I’ve come across places where you can tell a pay phone once existed. For the reflection, I would say the first image. Is that inside the Caltrains station?
I had bad Internet when I first read this so I couldn't see the images. I eagerly waited to see what the mirror on the wall was about (and how I would go about editing it) and no, it's a very inviting subject but lacking an environment or context (even just reflections) to find a good composition there.
Of your reflective surface double exposures I believe the one with the truck appearing as it might be driving into a sports athletic (?) store is genuinely good.
The pay phone is a fascinating subject as a relic of the past. It’s interesting in way, that you were able to find one at all. I’ve come across places where you can tell a pay phone once existed. For the reflection, I would say the first image. Is that inside the Caltrains station?
I had bad Internet when I first read this so I couldn't see the images. I eagerly waited to see what the mirror on the wall was about (and how I would go about editing it) and no, it's a very inviting subject but lacking an environment or context (even just reflections) to find a good composition there.
Of your reflective surface double exposures I believe the one with the truck appearing as it might be driving into a sports athletic (?) store is genuinely good.