Sunday, January 25, 2015

Some Fun with Mylar

I picked up two inexpensive toys that every photographer should have: a roll of reflective mylar and and a reversing ring. Mylar is great for reflective photography. It works better than a mirror because the reflective coating of a mirror is on the other side of the glass which causes a double image. You can also bend mylar and get unique effects like the elongated rose below. With the train I added the lights in Photoshop. The last two images were taken with my 35mm prime lens mounted in reverse on the camera using a reversing ring. It turns any prime lens into a macro lens for under ten bucks.

   

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