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              March 21, 2013
              Noam Galai

              Great Images Using Mirrors To Create Interesting Portraits

              Mirrors. Something each one of us owns. Most people use it to make sure they look OK, but some people use it to create awesome portraits. Using a mirror can give depth to your image, give you more detail you’ll never get without it. It shows you things that are usually hidden from the camera. Portraits using a mirror as a prop also tell a stories – they make you think about the situation and the story behind it. Using mirrors is also a great way to show the surroundings – it gives you a way to see whats behind the camera as well as whats in front of it. Check out this great set of images showing exactly that.

              Have you ever taken images using a mirror as a prop? share the results on our Facebook Group!

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              Photo: Steven Young.

               Great Images Using Mirrors To Create Interesting Portraits
              Photo: Andrew Kovalev.

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              Photo: Julia Dávila-Lampe.

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              Photo: Piotr Obal.

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              Photo: Sebastien LABAN.

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              Photo: Cari Ann Wayman .

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              Photo: Mariczka Rubon.

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              Photo: Anna Erlingsdottir.

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              Photo: Jan Scholz.

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              Photo: Holly Henry.

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              Photo: Michela.

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              Photo: Michael Marsh.

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              Photo: Giuseppe Bongiovanni.

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              Photo: Sarah Hoey.

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              Photo: Michela.

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              Photo: Alec Dawson.

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              Photo: Zachary Schwaller.

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              • http://twitter.com/GregorServais Gregor Servais

                Nice!!!

                Here is mine, together with how it got in the newspaper like that:

                http://www.gregorservais.nl/fotografie/

              • http://twitter.com/Darkphotography Mark Dub

                What a disappointment!! I was hoping to see a bunch of teenagers in the bathroom taking “selfies”

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5800039 Daniel Cavallari

                These are really well done. Here’s one I did last year that I really dig:

                http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcavallari/6839837390/in/set-72157629215888910

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1316741372 Zack Mejias

                Why the Photo by Mariczka Rubon?

              • http://www.facebook.com/jasper.verolme Jasper Verolme

                didn’t expect to see here here. haha It sure is something different.

              • http://www.facebook.com/ylecoeur Yann Lecœur

                My version in India here!

              • Guest

                Here is mine

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=624665048 Cy Sawyer

                From my first wedding…

              • Guest

                Here is mine, taken a few weeks back

              • Clayton Cottingham

                I did a whole series of self portraits through mirrors.

                http://claytoncottingham.com/post/44543008622/self-reflection-2013-10-photographs

              • Caitlyn Chapman

                If you want to see photographers regularly making use of reflection and silhouette with incredible results, check these guys out: http://twomann.com/ They are inspiring.

              • Guest

                Here’s my trial with a mirror in a shoot.
                i love shooting through mirrors, it indeed gives a depth in the story of a photo ..

              • Milcho Pipin

                http://www.facebook.com/mpipin

              • Guest

                Nice – good selection of images. Here’s one of mine:
                http://www.ce-photo.com

              • kngiblin

                I saw these on the Profoto Blog as well as in PDN EDU and I thought they were amazing! The photographer’s name is Katie Thompson and her use of mirrors is truly stunning: http://www.profoto.com/blog/portrait-photography-2/katie-thompsons-shattered-mirror-portraits/

              • http://www.facebook.com/christian.eberle.520 Christian Eberle

                Nice selection of photos. Here is one of mine:
                http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=492465677480493&set=a.458215690905492.106071.100001511954157&type=1&theater

              • Gary DoctorZ

                Here is a gallery from a mirror shoot. Some of these are NSFW.

                http://doctorz.zenfolio.com/p367630322#h344c9250

              • Yaneck Wasiek

                I love mirror photos and this is a pretty good set. My def fav is by Steve Young

                http://www.wasiophotography.com

              • Guest

                Nice, here is mine…

                http://500px.com/photo/29061881

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=204506091 Omar Harran

                Nice variety, here is mine… feel free to send me questions and comments by clicking here

              • http://www.mohammedismail.com/ Mohammed Ismail

                Some really nice images. Here is mine.

              • Guest

                Some great image. Here is mine:

              • Guest

                Some nice work. Here is mine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohammedz/8586577782/in/photostream

              • Guest

                Here is mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohammedz/8586577782/sizes/l/in/photostream/

              • http://twitter.com/LightHackers Light Hackers

                Interesting collection… on a simpler note here is one I did with a BTS shot … wanted to go with a white-out in a bathroom environment, using my DIY 22″ beauty-dish.
                [https://twitter.com/LightHackers/status/310479703737778176]
                FINAL full-ressed version:
                [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pokadotmedia/5618326197/in/set-72157614388750872/]

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