![]() This allows the highlights, shadows, and tones to come together to create an interesting scene. Reflection photography in black and white often looks much better than in color. The City Reflections Project, through its imagery of colors, shapes and patterns, represents the way we place discordant pieces of our lives in proximity to each other, deconstruct the whole of an experience, embellish, elaborate and abstract the simple, plain and ordinary truth that is life. This will create a punchier image that will offset the muddy nature of reflection negatives. Although never fully, objectively real, there are elements of reality most of us could agree on and that is why fragments of objects (a fluorescent light shining in a window, a car parked on a rooftop garage, or a rivet driven into steel) remain in these images as illustrations of how we see what’s in front of us. It is like light on a window, deforming the objects it is reflecting. ![]() Reality, without intention, is inevitably distorted through the lens of our personal histories. We can try to look directly at the world and never truly see it. The grids formed by the architectural structure are like a container with recognizable borders that both ground me and give me a sense of freedom to express myself. The abstract patterns, shapes and colors in my photographs represent the part of me that is open, spontaneous and creative. Only when there are boundaries, some semblance of control, can I allow myself to dream, to experiment, to escape. The bars in my images can represent confinement/prison or, in a grid, can represent organization, a way to comprehend information in small, digestible bits. While the metal framework demands conformity, the glass reflections seem to explode, almost in defiance of this structure and, in the end, seem to transcend their captors. I began to think through the way metal and glass, like structure and openness, represent the tension between elements in modern architecture. My initial awareness turned into an excitement and a passion for exploring more opportunities to capture this abstract art. As I began to photograph these images, I found myself composing what appeared to be paintings. Sign-up for our online photography course and learn how to take better photos in easy to understand “at your own pace” lessons.While visiting Portland, Oregon in the summer of 2011, I became consciously aware of the incredibly beautiful abstract patterns reflected in the windows of the Downtown. Note also, the aperture could be kept to a low number f/5.6 as it wasn’t a whole landscape that was being photographed, but rather a much smaller object and area size. Keep in mind, that after rain, there is always good reflections to be found in shallow puddles. It was also a shallow puddle that doesn’t get the wind ripples that would occur in a larger body of water. This photograph of a bird was taken in the late afternoon when reflections are at their second best time (second to mornings). Reflection of seagull in the waterĮxposure Program: Program Why this image worked I then focused on the reflection itself in the middle of the frame and took the photograph.ĭue to an aperture of f/11, the whole landscape is seen in focus. I took the exposure on the water on the left, just under the green land reflection (the blue part of the water). The time of the morning, as well as the overcast conditions, made it a perfect situation for finding good water reflections at the local Botanical Gardens. This photograph was taken at 7am on a cloudy day. Photograph water reflections example 1ĭigital SLR Camera: Canon EOS 400D / Rebel XTiĭSLR Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USMĮxposure Program: manual Why this image worked You should then find you end up with a perfect water reflection that seems almost mirror image. Then before taking the shot, focus your camera on the actual reflection and press the shutter button. Next, set your digital SLR camera on a high aperture number (if photographing landscapes), for example f/11, so the whole landscape will be in focus. If your not sure what ‘setting the exposure’ means, you can find some information on this at: manual modes. When you photograph water reflections, there are two important steps to consider.įirstly set your exposure on part of the water that doesn’t contain the actual reflection, yet is still close to some part of it.
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