Tech Photo Question
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- Kiubo
Im trying to take a head on photograph of a mirror. I dont want to appear in picture nor the camera. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks ahead of time
- autonoma0
Can you show me the image? Should be pretty easy.
- Kiubo0
There is no image yet. Im using an analog camera. Im still in the process of taking the picture. Like i said, its a head-on shot. I assume there is a way. Perhaps a trick. I believe i have seen it done before, however I could be mistaken.
- autonoma0
Ah. I see. Hmm. Well, you could always cheat and do some photoshopping.
- dmark0
cut a hole - same size as lens - in a large white (or whatever color you want to see) vinyl sheet. shoot through that and then retouch out the lens hole.
you can purchase large vinyl sheets on canal street.
- unknown0
try a periscope?
- Kiubo0
good suggestions, thanks. but the background (by this i mean behind the photographer) is a crucial part of the photograph.
- unknown0
angle the mirror and shoot at an angle to compensate?
- ribit0
Shoot at an angle (rotating the mirror to capture whatever you want in background), then go into Photoshop (or use darkroom/enlarger techniques) to skew the photo perspective back to appear head on...
but what's the point? If it's just a plain mirror...why not just shoot the scene you want and say it was a mirror, or is there some design or frame of the mirror that you are trying to capture here?
Why not just shoot the mirror head-on and swap-out the 'content' with another image ? (Photoshop or darkroom techniques)
- quamb0
reflections on glass and objects is one thing- though hiding from a front on mirror trick is hard, especially with a still shot.
photoshop is the key here i guess, use two seperate photos with the camera in a slightly different spot- so you can comp out the camera with the alternate photo.
- Creon0
It would be very easy with a 4x5 camera, just swing the front plate a bit. but with a 35mm i would think you would have to actually shoot through two mirrors.... use one mirror to reflect the mirror you want to shoot. This should hide your camera from the shot. does that make sense??
- ribit0
yep...but it leaves you with a rather boring image in the mirror...depends what he's trying to achieve here...
- kerus0
i dont get it!
- Mick0
Use a tripod and timer, put the camera right against the mirror, facing toward you (as if you are the mirror take a photo behind yo u). Then take a photo of the mirror. Use photoshop to etch the photo you took from the mirrors perspective and paste it inside the mirror on the photo you took.
Hmmm make any sense? ;)
- ribit0
turn the mirror around, scrape off all the metallic stuff, clean thoroughly. Take picture through the clear 'mirror' of suitably interesting landscape. voila!
- CAJTBr0
as a couple of people half-stated, you could use a second mirror to create a sort of periscope between the two.
or depending on where the mirror is and exactly what you're trying to shoot, you could be as discreet as possible and use a long lens with a wide aperture.