Well, after a very long absence and a deep depression, I picked up my camera again. I haven't wanted to stay inside since I did. I got a Nikon 5700 for Xmas, and although in the pro sumer category its a very decent camera, and I never took it out of the box till Sunday. As I was walking around the city taking pictures, I became artistically and visually fascinated with reflections. Im attaching a photo I took, that looks like gobbledegook. However, I would like to know if anybody has any tips about photographing reflections in windows, store windows and shop windows. Its amazing to watch life through a shop window reflection, its very surreal, and it stills your mind. So Hello again, hello. Syyd

for what it's worth, i think it's quite a fascinating picture just as it is. i suppose one approach would be to take several shots, each focused on a different "layer" (the sidewalk, the glass, the action inside, etc.) and see how they turn out. you could also try various depth of field settings. i'd just experiment...

Thanks FandJ, will try that, and see how they come out! Now, to find the time!

Hello and hugs Syyd....it's so very nice to see you here with us again. I'm glad you've been able to pick up your camera...I've always found it very theraputic to have it around during those rough times....looking forward to seeing you more. Love the image, it is very surreal...and the color is intriguing.

Hey Michelle hugs back atcha, and I've been following all your work for some time now. It is therapeutic, it seems that the camera can take you out of yourself, and that is key. Hope to have more to show, Im going to NY next week. Syyd

'Ello stranger!! Bugger me, never thought I'd see YOU here asking advice.....even after 2 years I can't get close to the work you used to do ;) Know where you're coming from with the depression stuff, and yeah - the camera does help drag you back to reality and daily life. (Still not sure if that's good or not, mind!) Anyways, sorry, I've no idea when it comes to reflections, I've got this problem with mirrors breaking when I utilise them ;) Take care, hon! (",)

I'm currently thinking of cheating and photographing the subjects who are light colored behind the glass that way you have less of a reflection. That and photograph at an angle. How much post work do you desire to deal with. I suppose you could photoshop out the reflected image. BTW- Good to see you around. Bsteph

Hmmmm...if you want more control over it, I'd go for a little bit of compositing/layering postwork. I'd take Brian's idea, but extend it by using a polarizing filter. Would go something like taking 2 photos. One with the polarizing filter minimizing/eliminating the reflection and the second with the reflection. I'd recommend a tripod too. Then, bring the two photos into photoshop within the same window, the one with reflection on top, and play with the opacity and possibly blending modes of the top (reflection) layer. If you don't want to do any postwork like that, then still get a nice polarizing filter. It's not an all or nothing filter. You can control how much reflection you get based on the rotation of the filter and your angle to the glass. -=>Donald

Dearest Sydder. Nice to see you gasping breath again. And even better to see you posting such a fine image. Haven't seen a photo from you, what is it, a year? But you still got this, famous and recognizable Syydish look. ...about tips for you. Use smallest aperture as you can, background becomes blurred and foreground, reflection, jumps out as being sharp. With polarizer you can remove reflection, so dunno is there un-polarizer?? Anyway, you can't even imagine how glad I am seeing you here my special friend. Keep experimenting, keep taking those photos and keep posting here. Yours, -Niko

SYYD!!! Nice to see you posting again!!! (Wikked stuff eh) hugs Hope TRW is treating you well, despite what you just went through. :-) (*

Thanks everyone, it is nice to come back and be remembered. Jordy I see your humor is still in top form, Thanks, BSteph whats going on with you? Niko, I thought this was the best way to say hello again truly! And StarShuffler your sketch of Chelsea and I is still mounted on the wall, one of the nicest things in our lives anybody has ever done. Donald, Im going to try the filter. I had a quick lesson on what this filter does, and how it works, and I like the idea. Thanks for the input. I would have liked for you guys to see what it is I saw exactly. And that was this incredible perspective shot, straight down the hallway of this coffee shop through the window, and you can catch some of the geometric shapes going on in the lower left corner of the photograph. All I did is adjust levels, add a slight grain, and go monochromatically purple, (if there is such a thing).