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The September project for members of the Macro Focus Group (a sub group of the Morgan Hill Photography Club), was to photograph ordinary things found around the house. I decided to place my ordinary things on a mirror. The mirror and objects were set up on my dining table next to a window which provided a nice side light.
The "clouds" in the reflection are from an overhead chandelier.
On this gold turtle magnifying glass,
I used a small flashlight to add highlights.
I painted this amethyst crystal with a little extra light it make it glow. I changed the color of the background (a bouquet of bamboo leaves hanging over the mirror) to better compliment the purple amethyst. The same bamboo leaves provide the background for the last two photos also.
Can you tell which of these succulent blooms are real
and which are reflections?
The highlights I added in post-processing (Lightroom)
made the screwdriver look like it was floating.
I had fun with this project.
From now on, I'm going see how I can incorporate a
mirror reflection in more photographs.
