AE Photography wrote:
I've used 2 mirrors, I call it "dueling mirrors" and love the effect:

Your pictures remind me of when I was a kid in the 1950s and would go to get a haircut. The barber shop had parallel mirrors on opposite walls, and when I sat in one of the barber's chairs I'd see reflections of myself trailing off into infinity. You did well in keeping your own reflection out of the photographs.

Visual Delights wrote:
Your pictures remind me of when I was a kid in the 1950s and would go to get a haircut. The barber shop had parallel mirrors on opposite walls, and when I sat in one of the barber's chairs I'd see reflections of myself trailing off into infinity. You did well in keeping your own reflection out of the photographs.

I hadn't thought of that but yes! I remember a barbershop with opposing mirrors like that

SayCheeZ!  wrote:
Cool photos and all, but dontcha know that the newest photography trend is 'going mirrorless'???

That's a good and relevant play on words.
Apropos, my eventual upgrade from the six-year-old Canon 5DS R I'm using now may have to be to a mirrorless body.

AE Photography wrote:
I've used 2 mirrors, I call it "dualing mirrors" and love the effect:

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https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/40557780

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https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/41546757

I really like the first one, but I am forced to point out that it’s “duelling” (my third grade English teacher would insist!)

Visual Delights wrote:

That's a good and relevant play on words.
Apropos, my eventual upgrade from the six-year-old Canon 5DS R I'm using now may have to be to a mirrorless body.

Lemme know if you sell the 5DSR…I could use a backup.

Studio NSFW wrote:

Lemme know if you sell the 5DSR…I could use a backup.

Thanks for your offer, but I'd probably hang on to the 5DS R as my own backup.

Frozen Instant Imagery wrote:

I really like the first one, but I am forced to point out that it’s “duelling” (my third grade English teacher would insist!)

lol... so would mine. But... the way I write it is just a bit of word play, 2 mirrors, dual mirrors = "dualing mirrors"

AE Photography wrote:
I've used 2 mirrors, I call it "dualing mirrors" and love the effect:

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https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/40557780

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https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/41546757

WOW i love this technique!  Could you explain how to achieve that 'perpetual' reflection in a reflection illusion? I have no idea how to use mirrors and would love to learn!

Ed Dandy wrote:
WOW i love this technique!  Could you explain how to achieve that 'perpetual' reflection in a reflection illusion? I have no idea how to use mirrors and would love to learn!

ok first a disclaimer... I work on a low budget so I used the mirrors I had available as opposed to just getting the mirrors that would work best (1 mirror was a 4'x4' and the other about 3'x4'.

My light source was a single north facing window - I love that north light thing (see Irving Penn's work) - and both sides about 3 or 4 feet back were covered with black cloth with the mirrors directly in front of the darkcloth, facing each other. The mirrors need to be adjusted by tilting both the top and then side to side. They are maybe 8 feet apart or so.

My camera was positioned above (right at the top edge) the 4x4 mirror with the model on the floor. When you start moving the mirrors you will find that different tilts and swings produce different effects.

Unfortunately I am now studio-less and haven't been able to work on refining the technique. But it was great fun and the models (5) that tried it really enjoyed it and loved their results. Hopefully when I head back to AZ in the fall I will have an opportunity to do more.