In order to provide some focus (pun intended) to my quest, I decided to look for reflections. I made an effort to use all possible orientation modes that are available on most smartphones. These include photographing in the typical portrait (vertical) format, as well as landscape (horizontal) format and telephoto options.
Although panorama mode can be very powerful for certain scenes, I could not find a suitable reflection photo on this trip with that approach. Although reflection images are often symmetrical, creative use of asymmetry or odd angles may also work. There are many ways of finding reflections. The most obvious is mirrors, which can be found in various places. Another common reflective surface is water, including puddles and rainfall on otherwise dull surfaces. Glass, well-polished floors and unusually shiny surfaces such as grand piano tops can also provide the necessary surface.
Finally, creativity also requires a dose of luck on occasion. This is particularly evident with the rainbow photos in my collection, because I was lucky to be awake and an incoming cruise ship was only thirty minutes away from blocking the view and the rainbow itself lasted only five minutes. The images associated with this article are labelled first with the name of the reflective surface, followed by the subject itself and other relevant notes.
I hope you enjoy the outcome of my challenge to explore creative travel photography using reflections.
Happy photo-taking!
Fotogalerii
