Street photography tip: Reflections are everywhere, use them

Sunday 3 March 2024, 17:34 by Michiel Heijmans | 2,861 views | 2 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

One of the exercises during my photo walks and workshops is the following: Choose a subject and see if you can photograph it through a reflection. Sometimes it takes a bit of searching, but reflections are everywhere.

Paris - f/5.6, 1/125s, 320 ISO @ 35mm
Rain, or rather water, creates beautiful reflections on the ground. You can do even more with the reflection in a shop window. The surface is larger, and you can take your time composing your shot. You also know for certain that your camera won't get wet...

The next time you walk through town, look around you for other reflective surfaces. A tiled floor, a scooter mirror, a passer-by's sunglasses. The bonnet of a car, and the glass barrier around a terrace. The shutters of the fairground ride that is still closed.

And then there's the reflection in your own trouser pocket. Switch off your phone and hold it under your lens, it gives a beautiful reflection! It takes a bit of practice.

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Michiel is professioneel straatfotograaf en geeft workshops en lezingen over straatfotograﬁe. Hij schrijft columns voor Focus Magazine en is erg actief op Instagram. Daar vind je dagelijks inspiratie en tips voor je eigen straatfotograﬁe!

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2 comments

Paul wrote on Tuesday 5 March 2024 at 12:28 | reply
The photo shown does not show a reflection but a projection
Translated from Dutch.

Michiel Heijmans wrote on Tuesday 5 March 2024 at 13:03 | reply
Absolutely not, Paul. It's a shop window with the reflection of the buildings across the street. Don't jump to conclusions too quickly
Translated from Dutch.

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