Puddle Reflection
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Materials:
- water
Instructions:
- Find a puddle of water or create your own and angle your camera until you get the perfect shot.
DIY Soft Box
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Materials:
- plastic shopping bag
Instructions:
- Tie the plastic bag and leave it inflated.
- Hold the bag up against the flash on your camera and shoot away.
Rainbow Effects
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Materials:
Instructions:
- Angle the suncatcher to catch the sun (or artificial light source’s) rays to cast rainbows over your subject.
Shutter Speed Lighting Hack
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Materials:
Instructions:
- Fit some steel wool inside of a metal whisk.
- Thread some rope through the handle of the whisk.
- Hold the whisk a good distance away from your subject and light the steel wool.
- Set your camera’s shutter speed to 10.
Sequin Pillow Reflection
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Materials:
- two-tone sequin pillow
- flashlight on your smartphone
Instructions:
- Angle the flashlight on your phone until the sequins cast a reflection on your subject.
Projected Backgrounds
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Materials:
- digital backgrounds
- mini projector
Instructions:
- download some digital backgrounds of your choice.
- Plug the projector up to your computer and project the backgrounds onto the wall and your subject.
Crystalline Reflections
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Materials:
- translucent crystal gem
Instructions:
- Angle the crystal in front of your camera’s lens until you get the effect you’re looking for.
Neon Reflections
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Materials:
- smartphone screen
Instructions:
- Angle the smartphone at the bottom of your camera lens and play around until you get the effect you’re looking for.
Photoshop Hack
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Materials:
- Photoshop
Instructions:
- Set your camera’s shutter speed to 1/2500.
- Edit out the subject you don’t want using the lasso tool in Photoshop.