Reflections
There are millions of pictures in the world taken every second, but not everyone knows what to look for. Working for the shot is a key element into capturing the perfect photo. Taking a picture of the same things from different angles, different distances, or even different times in the day could make the biggest difference of how people portray your photos. Using layers, negative space, lines, symmetry and angles, I set out to capture a regular mirror and add some aesthetic to it.
Angles
In this shot I took a picture of one of my friends from a far distance to show an angle of a mirror that most people would never see normally. It was a little more interesting than just a far away mirror.
Symmetry
Symmetry is used here by the way that the mirror is displayed perfectly in the middle of four drawers. The drawers have a place in the middle of the picture where they meet perfectly above the mirror which is the main focus.
Framing
I thought that for this one I would crop the picture so that the mirror was perfectly framed in the picture. There are some things happening in the background but they are not distractions because of what is happening in the mirror.
Negative Space
There is not a lot going on in this picture except for the mirror on the left part of the picture. I think that not having the mirror directly in the middle creates more space visually in the whole picture. Having shadows coming from places off to the side adds somewhat of a mystery element.
Lines
For this one i used the mirror to display a different pattern of lines from the shades behind. I think it looks really cool and also adds some depth that previously was only at the bottom of the picture. The only thing that is different about this picture is that there are some photos randomly thrown onto the left side of the mirror.
There are so many times throughout the day where we look at ourselves weather it be through our phones or walking by our reflection. There is a certain point where people have to take a second and really look at the reflection that is looking back at them.
