Reflection is where you produce a reflection of yourself an object or anything that contains an amount of light being reflected. You can find reflections in puddles, windows, mirrors or buildings. Reflections is a very good formal element to produce photography with as i think its very interesting to see a repeat of the same focus but in a different angle. These photographs below show the use of the formal element reflections in there photographs. The first one is of a row of trees and bushes along the side of a lake. The sky is very warm and bright and the sunlight is brightly shining on the lake to reflect the trees onto the lake. This photograph is horizontal and has been taken from a distance of the tree's to show the reflection underneath the tree's to get a repetitive effect. By having the tree's and reflection a dark black and the sky a sun set colour scheme creates the reflection to stand out hugely and make the viewer draw there eyes to this. This photograph also captivates a relaxed and calming atmosphere.
The second photograph is of a young boy standing in front of a puddle. His body is reflected from the light to the puddle. The photograph has been diagonally angled to only show the young boys legs and shoes and then in the puddle reflection his body features from chest up. This is very captivating and different as the photographer could of just taken the reflection just showing his legs and shoes. But he didn't to make the reflection more obvious and to make this photograph very strange as the young boys chest and face isn't natural to be below the legs and shoes. The colours in this photograph are that the ground and sky are very dull looking but the young boy is wearing very bright clothing this to create the reflection of the young boy and the young boy stand out from the background so that the viewer automatically knows he's being reflected. As well putting colour in this photograph creates more detail to the photograph.
The third photograph is of a natural girl who has her hair up in a bun and is standing in front of a mirror. The girl is looking downwards this is to show half of her face features so the reflection shows the other half. The photograph is in black and white this is to show huge detail and make this photograph very sharp to see the outline of her reflection and her very clear. By the girl being positioned to the side then leads the viewer to her reflection this shows that this photograph has been very well laid out and thought through deeply. The reflection is very fuzzy this is to show the difference between the real girl which is a very clear and sharp and the reflection which is very faint. This photograph has a sense of grace and this is shown through the reflection and the suttle colours.
The forth photograph is of a long row of pink blossom tree's that have puddles in front of them all to which reflect the long row of tree's onto the ground. In the distance there is a figure of someone jumping in the air this person has also been reflected. This photograph contains bright colours of pinks and greens to show a bright and happy atmosphere as it is spring season. The way that this photograph has been taken the tree's get smaller as they fade into the distance. This is very affective as it creates the photograph to look very busy and by having the tree's different sizes it gives the photograph more shape and captivates the viewer more.
The fifth photograph is of two young children walking to the sea. There reflection is behind them where the whole body has been reflected backwards. The photograph is in black and white and this brings out the reflection better. The use of black and white also makes this photograph professional and makes it have the feel of a very loving family photograph. By having the the beach in the photograph shows a story behind the photograph. Also the reflection is very wavy and looks as if the reflection is under the sea this links to the photograph very well.
The sixth photograph is of someone taking a photograph of someones sunglasses very close up. The sun glasses are mirrors so that the photographer is reflected into them. The whole photograph is in black and white other then one shade of the sun glasses where the reflection is. This is in bright colours to stand out from the whole picture. This photograph is very clever and different which will draw people into the photograph.
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