2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 40: Reflections - The 2022 Trevor Carpenter Photo Challenge

This week, we’re looking to create photos that have fun, interesting reflections. By photographing a reflection of your subject, you can often create a more interesting, memorable image than if you’d photographed the same subject directly. By including a reflection, your viewer will spend more time looking at your image, helping it better stand out. This week’s challenge is wide open to creativity– I want everyone to have fun, and photograph a reflection that you find interesting.

Reflections can be found all around us. Let’s look at some examples:

Snowy Lake – Eric Minbiole

Water is one of the most common places to find reflections. A lake or a puddle on a calm day can give an almost mirror-like finish, as in the example shot above. I love the symmetry of the image– had it been flipped upside down, you might not even notice the difference.

reflections – 55Laney69

Man-made objects, such as buildings, cars, etc, can provide great reflective surfaces. In the above image, the reflections in the windows let us see behind the camera, and get a better look at the rest of the architecture.

Baseball Reflection – MudflapDC

Photographing sunglasses often makes for a fun image– not only can you see the person, but also get a glimpse of what they’re looking at. I love this shot, as you can see how much fun the woman is having as she watches the baseball game.

reflection – sinkdd

Street photography is another great option, as with the example above. While this is a fantastic photograph even without the reflection, the mirror-like wall makes the image even more memorable.

Coffee Portrait – Eric Minbiole

And, of course, your shot can be a bit silly or unusual if you like, as with this self portrait.

This week, your goal is to take a photograph that has a fun and interesting reflection. Everyone has lots of room for creativity this week: The reflection can be big or small, and can use whatever reflective surface you like. As always, I encourage creativity, or any out of the box ideas you may have. Get your camera, be creative, and enjoy!

The rules are pretty simple:

Post one original photograph (Your Image) shot each week per theme posted on this blog to Google+, Facebook, or Flickr (or all three). Tag the photo #photochallenge and #photochallenge2017
The shot should be a new shot you took for the current weekly theme, not something from your back catalog or someone else’s image.
Don’t leave home without your camera. Participating in the 2017 PhotoChallenge is fun and easy.