This was originally a technique that. Shot a few years ago and recently had a client shoot that I thought it would work really well. In this video I shot some
Images without the product, but I thought it would be good to share the original client shots to show why I chose to use mirrors.
*in the video I say it’s a Profoto A2 on the floor, but it’s actually an A10
The client
My client for this shoot was company that makes an LED light there’s mask which is always fun, but somewhat challenging to shoot. They usually want a variance of shots of the front and back of the mask. This shows what it looks like on someone, but also shows the actual LED lights. Typically this means shooting 2 different images, one of the front and another of the back.
I thought it would be cool to try and shoot with a mirror to get both parts of the mask in one shot.
The challenge
Whenever you’re shooting with reflective objects things are going to be a bit of a challenge. In this case, I had 3 different mirrors which were showing way too much of the room. To fix this I brought in some v-flats to basically flag the reflection. The next challenge was making sure I couldn’t see myself in any of the mirrors. Once I dialed all of that in, it was just a matter of making sure the product was being showcased in a way the client was happy.
Final Images
Original inspiration
This photo was shot quite a few years ago with the same technique, but slightly different lighting.
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