I set my Nikon 35mm on a tripod and placed a sheet of black poster board behind it. I used two clamp lights for lighting.. one to the right of the camera and another to the left.. the overhead light was also on for this shot. I put my digital camera on the a tripod and composed the shot. I let the timer take the photo while I positioned myself for the reflection in the Nikon lens. I put a polarizing filter on the Nikon to create a better reflecting surface. The 'noise' that you see in the reflection is not reflection.. it's the lens elements of the camera showing through the polarizing filter.
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Great idea, superbly done… Just the right level of lighting to give the shot a really spooky appearance. The only improvement I could possibly suggest here relates to the word Nikon. Because it also reflects the background, it does detract from the within notion - but I haven't a clue as to how you could have prevented that. Aside from the really trivial point, it's a great shot… (9)
maybe the reflection would not have been so dark had you used more light on the face? i found it helpful to light my reflected scene completely separately from the rest of the image.. i very much like the mood this conveys and the pertinence to the challenge! mag99
I really like this idea. Technically, it is very good. The lighting and focus are right on. The crop seems a little too tight for my personal taste tho, and I don't like seeing the inside of the camera. Was it really impossible to create a strong enough reflection so that you could avoid that? Maybe different lighting or something? I guess not. *sigh* ~indi
"Dont show the camera in the shot" lol, just kidding. Nice photo, good idea, but I think it could be improved if the reflection was not doubled, and if those scratches weren't there. 7 Konador
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