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Photographing reflections can be extremely rewarding and produce stunning results, but sometimes achieving those dramatic shots can be harder than first thought. Today I'll be highlighting a few quick tips for dealing with reflections, and helping you on your way to taking some breathtaking photographs!

Step 1. The Basics

Reflections come in many different forms and guises, varying from dramatic landscape shots to detailed macro compositions, but there are a few fundamental techniques which will help you achieve better results when dealing with reflections.

With regards to depth of field, try to select a high f-number such as f/11 or higher, this will help level out the subjects of the shot so the eye perceives them in closer relation, enhancing the reflection effect.

Focus depends a lot on the distance between the subject and the reflection. First, try focusing on the subject, then trying focusing on the reflection. This should produce slightly varied results and your preference will depend on how much attention you want to draw to the reflection.

Finally, think about the angle of the light and how it affect the reflection. In a studio setting you can manipulate this to emphasise the reflection, but in a natural setting you may want to explore different viewpoints to find the angle at which the reflection is most visible.

Step 2. Water & Landscapes

The grandeur, colours, and patterns offered by nature can be breathtaking and for me, the essence of this is displayed in a snowy-topped mountain reflecting upon a serene lake. The scene is a photographers dream, but how do you maximise its potential to capture a breathtaking shot?

Firstly, try and go when the light is at it's best, either bright and early, or in the evening as the sun is setting. Be sure to take along your tripod to ensure a sharp shot and try using a couple of filters. A polarising filter will help you to control the amount of surface shine from the water, and a graduated neutral density filter will help ensure that the sky isn't overexposed.

Try experimenting with slightly longer shutter speeds than normal to smooth out the water and, as I mentioned before, be sure to take into account the depth of field, angle of the light and try focusing in on the water for that extra level of drama.

Step 3. Shiny Things!

Photography involving reflections doesn't have to be restricted to water-based landscape shots, there are plenty of other reflective surfaces to utilise that we encounter in everyday life such as mirrors, glass, metal, ceramic tiles and even varnished wood.

It's important to remember that shiny surfaces such as these don't absorb light, so if using artificial lighting, think carefully about the amount and angle of the light in relation to your surface. You may want to experiment with lighting from above or behind your subject.

This also applies to the use of flash, which will probably be limited as the light will often just bounce straight back at you.

Try to ensure that your surface is clear of scratches and fingerprints, especially when focusing in on detail within the reflection. Flat surfaces are easier to work with, as they will give more complete reflections.

Once you've found your surface, try using different subjects to see what reflections you can achieve. You can use anything you like, but the more interesting the shape, the more interesting the formation of the reflection will be.

Step 4. Experiment and Enjoy

Reflection photography is often described as abstract, which I think can be the case, but when utilising reflections, the type of shots that you create are totally up to you, the photographer.

You may want to utilise a reflective surface to make an otherwise predictable photo shoot more interesting, you may want to capture stunning real life landscapes, or you may want to experiment with angles and lighting to create eye catching abstract art shots. The joy is in the variety of potential shots, now it's up to you to go and capture them!

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Quick Tip: 4 Steps to Remarkable Reflection Photography

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Photographing reflections can be extremely rewarding and produce stunning results, but sometimes achieving those dramatic shots can be harder than first thought. Today I'll be highlighting a few quick tips for dealing with reflections, and helping you on your way to taking some breathtaking photographs!

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1000+ Great Reflection Photos · Pexels · Free Stock Photos

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Find the best free stock images about reflection. Download all photos and use them even for commercial projects.

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La photographie est une discipline complexe dont la philosophie a beaucoup évolué au fil des décennies. À la base, les inventeurs du procédé souhaitaient simplement pouvoir retranscrire le plus fidèlement possible la réalité, mais les choses ont bien changé depuis et la plupart des photographes cherchent désormais à transcender la réalité, quitte à la dénaturer parfois.

Le meilleur exemple est sans doute celui des photos de mode. La plupart des photos que l'on trouve actuellement dans les magazines ont été retouchées à outrance afin de gommer tous les " défauts " des modèles.

Comme leurs rides, les imperfections de leur peau ou même leurs rondeurs.

La réflexion, l'arme secrète des photographes de paysages

Mais les modèles ne sont pas les seuls à subir ces outrages. Loin de là, même, et les publicitaires ont eux aussi souvent recours à des techniques de retouche avancées afin de transcender certaines scènes et certains produits. Le truc, c'est qu'ils vont parfois un peu trop loin et il suffit d'ailleurs d'aller fouiner sur Photoshop Disasters pour s'en convaincre.

Jusqu'à présent, la photo de paysage a été relativement épargnée, mais cela n'empêche pas les photographes d'avoir recours à des techniques élaborées afin de produire les clichés les plus impactants possibles.

Il existe différentes méthodes, bien sûr, et la réflexion en fait bien évidemment partie, car elle permet de donner une tout autre dimension à ses photos, soit en complétant la scène photographiée, soit en la détournant. Et lorsqu'on arrive à maîtriser cet art délicat, alors on peut obtenir des choses vraiment intéressantes.

C'est précisément ce que prouve cette sélection. Ces photos ont effectivement toutes fait l'objet d'un gros travail sur la réflexion et elles sont garanties sans retouche. Les photographes qui ont capturé ces images se sont effectivement contentés de corriger leurs clichés, sans pour autant les modifier.

Oui et quelque part, c'est aussi ce qui leur donne autant de saveur.

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30 photos incroyables basées sur la réflexion

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La photographie est une discipline complexe dont la philosophie a beaucoup évolué au fil des décennies. À la base, les inventeurs du procédé souhaitaient simplement pouvoir retranscrire le plus fidèlement possible la réalité, mais les choses ont bien changé depuis et la plupart des photographes cher

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Using reflection in photography can lead to some amazing effects and beautiful images. Using water, windows, mirrors or any sort of reflective surface can change an image into a work of art. The wonderful thing about using reflections when taking photos is that they can completely alter the image from something fairly straightforward to something richer or abstract or otherwise more artistic.

Sometimes reflections can be annoying and certainly not artistic. But creativity and good-quality photos depend on the photographer being able to see things differently, rather than seeing only one part of a larger whole.

Also, using reflected light can vastly improve the quality of lighting available. Diffused light is generally better for taking photos, and using reflected light, either as the main source of light or for highlighting, is an excellent way to capture diffused light.

Whether you choose to use reflection in an artistic way or as a source of lightning, learning to use reflections in photography will help take your photographic skills to the next level.

Below we present over 50 beautiful examples of reflective photography. All examples are linked to their sources. Below, you can also explore other works of the photographers we've featured here.

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50 Stunning Examples Of Reflection Photography

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Using **reflections** in photography can lead to some amazing effects and beautiful images. Using water, windows, mirrors or any sort of reflective surface can change an image into a work of art. The wonderful thing about using reflections when taking photos is that they can completely alter the image from something fairly straightforward to something richer or abstract or otherwise more artistic.

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Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its member photographers, who undergo a rigorous process of self-selection in order to become full members. The photographers meet once a year, during the last weekend in June, in New York, Paris or London, to discuss Magnum's affairs.

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Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its member photographers, who undergo a rigorous process of self-selection in order to become full members. The photographers meet once a year, during the last weekend in June, in New York, Paris or London, to discuss Magnum's affairs.

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Slideshows of many of Ansel Adams most famous photographs. Feature works from Yosemite, America's National Parks and Classic images.

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A selection of selfie images from the recently published ' Death by Selfie ' book.

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A selection of selfie images from the recently published ' Death by Selfie ' book. Many of the images have been taken in India, which is the biggest selfie taking country on the planet.

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On reconnaît entre mille le style de Sebastiao Salgado : son éternel noir et blanc, ses portraits dignes et profonds, ses paysages naturels à la lumière biblique. 100 photos issues de l'œuvre du Brésilien composent le nouvel album de Reporters sans frontières pour la liberté de presse, en kiosques jeudi 7 avril. Aperçu.

Camp de Kalema, Éthiopie, 1985

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Iles Sandwich, 2009

Camp de Korem, Éthiopie, 1984

Sud du Soudan, 2006

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brésil, 1980

Gisement de pétrole du Grand Burhan, Koweït, 1991

Panama, Brésil, 1996
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GRAND FORMAT. 100 photos grandioses de Salgado pour la liberté de presse

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