Hey everyone....sorry I am way late in posting on reflections! I got the pictures ready last week and then didn't get the chance to actually post! I LOVE reflections and found a couple different varieties of reflections in some of the pictures that I took.
Picture one is all about the reflective light of late afternoon sun coming in and hitting the keys of the piano and reflecting off of the little boys face. When I metered for this I had a hard time because his face was so lit up by the sun but his body wasn't so I had to make sure not to overexpose him and let the rest of his body be a little darker so that you could see how much light the sun was really shedding.
Picture two shows how an ordinary wood table can be turned into a reflective surface when it has light coming at it from two angles. There is light coming from the front and from the right to really shine up this table that is actually a dark wood table.
Picture three uses early morning sun filtering in from shutters to cast light on only the little boys front. Because the light is direct light and there is no light behind the boy it makes everything behind him all dark....even the laundry piled behind him! Also...that direct sunlight bounces off of the light wood floor into his eyes causing great catchlights.
Picture four is using a mirror to capture an image. This can be tricky as you need to make sure that you aren't caught in the picture like I was a couple of times! Also you have to remember to focus on the person in the mirror and then when they turn to look at you focus on them and not the mirrored person. I goofed a couple times on that one!
Picture five is the most technique challenging. To create this image you buy a piece of plexiglass at Home Depot. Mine was probably 3ftx4ft maybe. You lay it over a black sheet on top of your table or floor. Then take the rest of the black sheet and drape it upwards...mine was attached to my fan on the ceiling. Then place your baby on top of the plexiglass and shoot quickly before they pee! This is a super fun way to get a cheap reflection.
I don't have any pictures for the lines post but I will be back next week for the
"shoot at an angle" post!
2 comments:
Sarah,
Love your pictures. Thanks for sharing how you do things so we can learn from you.
My favorite is the baby bottom on the last picture. But all the pictures are fabulous! I'm going to have to try the Plexiglass thing. Great tip. Thanks...
Sarah,
Well done! All very beautiful. I love your tips on the mirror and the plexy glass-Thank you. It's nice to have you here to teach us the small things that can make big differences in our famil photos:)
Post a Comment