Wedding Photographer Shares A Ridiculously Simple Photography Trick And The Results Are Stunning
If you haven’t yet mastered the inner workings of a camera, simple photography tricks can help you a great deal. Recently, professional photographer Mathias Fast has shared a zero-budget photography hack on how to improve your portraits by adding reflections, and it will take every beginner’s wedding photography shots to a whole new level.
The secret is simple. A phone screen. Using it as a reflective surface, people can easily get rid of undesired elements entering the frame or add intrigue to a simple composition. “I’m hardly the first person to use it but “discovered” it for myself at a wedding one day when I was photographing the bride getting ready,” Mathias told Bored Panda. “The bridesmaids had their phones lying on the table and I saw the reflections they were creating. I realized that at the right angle and distance I could incorporate the reflection(s) into a photograph while disguising the fact that they were coming from a phone.”
Mathias has been shooting wedding photos professionally close to 6 six years now. “A phone is almost always in my pocket which is why I find it such a handy tool to use,” he added. “I try not to overuse it (like with anything it can get gimmicky if used too much) but definitely incorporate it a couple times throughout a wedding or portrait session. Sometimes the effects are subtle, sometimes they are much more dramatic. My goal is always to have the viewer pause for a second and try to figure out what is going on in the beautiful photos.”
Fast also pointed out that this photo idea isn’t limited to phone screens. “When I’m photographing, my eyes are constantly being drawn to anything remotely reflective that I can use to frame the subject with. Counter-tops, windows – I’ve even used the surface of my watch to bounce some interesting light into a scene.” Scroll down to check out how it works and if you want to learn more, fire up these 10+ Genius Camera Hacks That Will Greatly Improve Your Photography Skills In Less Than 3 Minutes.
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One guy has discovered a genius way to make your portraits look dreamy
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And this zero-budget hack doesn’t require Photoshop as well
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The only thing you need is your phone
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“Start by holding your phone on a horizontal plane to the bottom edge of your lens”
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“As you look through the viewfinder you’ll see part of the scene reflecting onto the lower part of the image”
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“Simply adjust the phone slightly (while still holding it close the edge of the lens) until you see a reflection that you like:”
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Here’s the result!
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Image credits: Mathias Fast
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Image credits: Mathias Fast
Image credits: Mathias Fast
Image credits: Mathias Fast
Image credits: Mathias Fast
Here’s what people thought about the trick:
The 3 heads coming out of crotches of 3 flying dudes, creep af!
Thank you very much for your observation. I did not notice that. And I agree...it's creepy af!
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Isn't it easier to use a mirror of some sorts? Since you have to wipe your phone vigorously every time you try this
Any reflective surface should work but might give stronger or weaker effects depending on how reflective it is but that is the beauty of things like this. You can experiment with all types of stuff in photography to get some really amazing effects with out ever needing to touch Photoshop.
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My room-mate was a photography major at UCSD and as I got into photography he was kind enough to show me how to create good photos. The one thing I recall most vividly, and is amply evident in this beautiful technique is simply to focus on "in-camera" techniques to create effects and to avoid darkroom and post production processes. This was well before the digital era but as manifest in this story, still holds true. I love to take photos through the crystal sun-catcher on my front porch and people routinely go WHOA, how'd you do that I'm going to try this out right now! And I may try it with a hand mirror too! Thanks for the share!
once i put my camera on roof of my car and also get interesting sunset photo, just car should be dark color and clean :D
Thinking outside the box is the best part about photography. The Home Depot is an incredible camera accessory shop if you know what you're doing.
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Step 1: wipe it with wet tissue; Step 2: wipe it again with dry tissue. There you go, it's clean, and it took less than a minute.
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Thanks for these really amazing wedding photography trick to take some really amazing shot and take our customer's satisfaction to the next level & using these cool tricks may reflect the picture holder that the Pictures are taken by the Best Wedding Photographers in Delhi. Thanks again keep sharing.
Thanks for such amazing photography trick these photography tricks may take our customer satisfaction to another level. Thanks again for these tricks and these tricks are used by our Best wedding photographers in Delhi's team in our next wedding shot.
It's hardly a new idea. Cokin made the Mirage filter decades ago; a clip on mirror for their filter system to achieve exactly this effect - and leaving both hands to get the shot.
Some people prefer to make photos in the computer, some find it way more fun to do practical effects. Personally it's way more fun to me to do things in camera, legit because being out and about shooting is more fun that sitting at my dark editing station.
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I played with this yesterday while on my walk (on the shoreline of the beautiful Italian lake where we were vacationing) and ( with two IPhones) I did get some pretty cool images! Probably works better with a DSLR though
Nope, it's worse with a DSLR due to the size of the sensor. I won't get into the physics of it, but it works best with tiny sensor cameras like cell phones so you are already capable of getting the most out of it.
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Well done photos! Just the problem is the "one guy" language, which likely comes from the writer and not the photographer. This is a pretty well-known trick, especially in the wedding community
Ehhhh....plus the guys had their heads poking out of their crotches smacks of attention
Yes it does require photoshop. Lying bastard lol. The bezels of the phones are obviously removed. And in some photo's the reflections are blended in with the rest. I predict many dissapointed people trying to immitate this and finding out it was actually not as "easy" as advertised lol.
Before you go smarting off, go grab your cell and grab another cell phone with a bezel and try it. Just try it. Works absolutely perfectly. Zero bezel shows up of your angle is shallow enough. This trick is really great with something with a super small sensor like a phone, but isn't nearly as good with a full frame DSLR.
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The 3 heads coming out of crotches of 3 flying dudes, creep af!
Thank you very much for your observation. I did not notice that. And I agree...it's creepy af!
Load More Replies... Isn't it easier to use a mirror of some sorts? Since you have to wipe your phone vigorously every time you try this
Any reflective surface should work but might give stronger or weaker effects depending on how reflective it is but that is the beauty of things like this. You can experiment with all types of stuff in photography to get some really amazing effects with out ever needing to touch Photoshop.
Load More Replies... My room-mate was a photography major at UCSD and as I got into photography he was kind enough to show me how to create good photos. The one thing I recall most vividly, and is amply evident in this beautiful technique is simply to focus on "in-camera" techniques to create effects and to avoid darkroom and post production processes. This was well before the digital era but as manifest in this story, still holds true. I love to take photos through the crystal sun-catcher on my front porch and people routinely go WHOA, how'd you do that I'm going to try this out right now! And I may try it with a hand mirror too! Thanks for the share!
once i put my camera on roof of my car and also get interesting sunset photo, just car should be dark color and clean :D
Thinking outside the box is the best part about photography. The Home Depot is an incredible camera accessory shop if you know what you're doing.
Load More Replies... Step 1: wipe it with wet tissue; Step 2: wipe it again with dry tissue. There you go, it's clean, and it took less than a minute.
Load More Replies... Thanks for these really amazing wedding photography trick to take some really amazing shot and take our customer's satisfaction to the next level & using these cool tricks may reflect the picture holder that the Pictures are taken by the Best Wedding Photographers in Delhi. Thanks again keep sharing.
Thanks for such amazing photography trick these photography tricks may take our customer satisfaction to another level. Thanks again for these tricks and these tricks are used by our Best wedding photographers in Delhi's team in our next wedding shot.
It's hardly a new idea. Cokin made the Mirage filter decades ago; a clip on mirror for their filter system to achieve exactly this effect - and leaving both hands to get the shot.
Some people prefer to make photos in the computer, some find it way more fun to do practical effects. Personally it's way more fun to me to do things in camera, legit because being out and about shooting is more fun that sitting at my dark editing station.
Load More Replies... I played with this yesterday while on my walk (on the shoreline of the beautiful Italian lake where we were vacationing) and ( with two IPhones) I did get some pretty cool images! Probably works better with a DSLR though
Nope, it's worse with a DSLR due to the size of the sensor. I won't get into the physics of it, but it works best with tiny sensor cameras like cell phones so you are already capable of getting the most out of it.
Load More Replies... Well done photos! Just the problem is the "one guy" language, which likely comes from the writer and not the photographer. This is a pretty well-known trick, especially in the wedding community
Ehhhh....plus the guys had their heads poking out of their crotches smacks of attention
Yes it does require photoshop. Lying bastard lol. The bezels of the phones are obviously removed. And in some photo's the reflections are blended in with the rest. I predict many dissapointed people trying to immitate this and finding out it was actually not as "easy" as advertised lol.
Before you go smarting off, go grab your cell and grab another cell phone with a bezel and try it. Just try it. Works absolutely perfectly. Zero bezel shows up of your angle is shallow enough. This trick is really great with something with a super small sensor like a phone, but isn't nearly as good with a full frame DSLR.
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