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Chasing Reflections
The Print & The Process Series
An introduction to the work and techniques of Eli Reinholdtsen. Learn to use the juxtaposition of reflections and timing to create unlikely stories, and capture powerful moments. Learn more.
Chasing Reflections is the third in our new series The Print & The Process. Eli Reinholdtsen is a creative Norwegian photographer who, through her unique and skillful approach to reflections, captures moments and juxtapositions that create unforgettable photographs. Reinholdtsen shows you a cross-section of her recent work and digs deep to share tangible ways to scout, setup, and shoot complex and magical photographs that push the envelope of visual storytelling. Her playful descriptions aren’t shy of digging deep into the techniques required to capture movement, timing, and contrast while dealing with the challenging constraints necessary for reflections to occur in the first place.
Chasing Reflections is an inspiring collection of 37 photographs that stand on their own (The Print), followed by a discussion of the creation of those visual moments (The Process).
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I will bookmark your site to check if you write more great info about it in the future.
creative in an environment which you probably just find ordinary. Close to home, you can take time to develop all the photographic ideas, of which the e-book is full. It is also accompanied by 37 beautiful photographs
This is much better for me than the other eBooks that forced me to scroll right-left in order to have a font large enough
He also leads a bulletin pilgrimage to the cemetery in Holtville, where he brings flowers and wood crosses to honor dead border crossers.
I have always liked reflections but after seeing Eli’s work and great explanations it stirred the creativity inside of me and I went out and stretched myself to try out new techniques and find new locations to create images I never would have thought of before, and now I am always on the lookout for creative reflections! Thanks Eli!!
I have every one of these e-books and this is by far my favorite. Not only are the photographs fantastic but the information in there is invaluable. It is both inspiring and educational. Worth a lot more than what it costs.
I read everything that David DuChemin writes (books, blog, twitter…) so I thought I should give a try to some of his ebooks as well as others. “Chasing Reflections” was my first ebook to purchase (ok it is not by David DuChemin, but it is on his website), and I went ahead and bought 5 more after that. Incredible pictures, and a very creative way to see. Now I know what to do with my camera between sunrise and sunset. I absolutely love it, and I highly recommend it.
A very thought provoking book. This book got me more excited about daytime shooting than I have been in a long while and it also gave me a new way of looking at night time scenes/ subjects. Also the first time I have been inspired to go out and consciously try out another photographer’s technique
This e-book is fairly interesting and has a few good ideas and suggestions. It’s not my favorite title from Craft & Vision, but it’s worth a look if you’ve never thought to photograph reflections.
The photographs grabbed my attention immediately. I found myself totally intrigued by them – I couldn’t stop staring! I wanted to know more; who the people were, wondered what they were thinking, I tried to find where Eli was taking the photograph from – more, more, more… Then I sat back and started thinking about how many times have I noticed reflections and what nice photos I could take now. You see nice is the problem, I want more than just nice! Never had it occurred to me to wait, or even to return at a later stage when ‘conditions’ are better. Eli basically showed me that by persisting, you will capture what you want to convey in your pictures. Eli pointed out how, instead of feeling like an idiot with a camera in the street, I should feel like an artist and return with a smile on my face, because I am a photographer capturing moments in time. Are my photos captivating – probably not now, but with lots of practice they will be, and it beats having no photographs and a camera that gathers dust.
Ideas, ideas, ideas…..so many and so little time. But so worth exposing yourself to the possibilities out there. Also the pleasure of appreciating others accomplishments. Read it and absorb…..its good!
Like all previous e-books in the series, this one is divided into three distinct sections. It gives you the opportunity to just enjoy good photography, or to learn from another photographer’s experience.
The last part of the book is the one I found the most interesting. Each image is analyzed and explained. What was the idea behind it, what artistic decisions were made, what worked and what didn’t. Some show “behind-scenes shots”, like the broken glass, which provided the most intriguing images in the e-book. As I mostly just browsed through images, after reading about them in detail, I found myself going back, to look for the things I missed, for stories I didn’t realize where there.
(This is just a fragment of the review I wrote on my blog. You can read it here: http://tinyurl.com/chasingreflections)
this is an area of photography I haven’t thought much about. to see this new area executed so well is great encouragement and inspiration! thank you Eli!
In recent e-book reviews I have not hidden the fact how much I like the e-book format and how it lends itself to providing a concise volume of information to digest. The Craft and Vision books thus far have provided valuable photography information in this format and Chasing Reflections is no exception. In fact I believe Chasing Reflections hits another high by focusing on a particular specialty in photography and one you are unlikely to find in any detail in any other book.
Chasing Reflections is the third in the The Print & The Process series from Craft and Vision. Eli Reinholdtsen is a creative photographer who, through her unique and skillful approach to reflections, captures moments and juxtapositions that are truly an art form at its finest. Reinholdtsen gives the reader a look into her passion in photography, making images through the use of reflections via water, mirrors, and windows for example. The book discusses techniques used by the author such as focusing and aperture options that provides the reader with tips to chase their reflections. While reflections may not be a specialty that you are planning to undertake, I found it very useful to study another photographer’s thought process when dealing with a particular focused area of photography.
I really enjoyed this e-book. I like shooting reflections and have caught a few nice ones here and there, but Eli’s reflections are truly works of art! She has inspired me to get out and chase my own reflections!
So I’ll admit that at first I was a bit disappointed by this book – that is until I got to the second half. Now don’t get me wrong, the images in this book are excellent. And they make we want to head out with camera in hand to see what I can find. See, the first roughly half of the book is images – only images. No accompanying text or explanations. What I was hoping for was some instruction and at first I didn’t think I was going to get it. But lo and behold the second half came through. After the images is general explanatory text about the process. And then the meat follows with smaller versions of the images grouped by a concept and text explaining some things to consider when shooting and how they might affect the resulting image. Quite well done. Thanks!
After reading David’s Within the Frame I felt like I’d found a real (albeit more successful) soulmate. The introduction of Craft & Vision is an inspired move. I bought and downloaded Chasing Reflections and can’t tell you how impressed I am with both Reinholdtsen’s work and the way C&V is using pdfs as a means of presenting and distributing fine photography in a form that far more people will be able to afford.
This is definitively well spend 5 dollars. The book is packed with photos. Some of them are absolutely beautiful, especially the first two images. The text content is up-to-par with photographs, well though-out and categorized. You can learn a lot just by considering the approaches. Definitely, a lot of work went into writing and I appreciate your effort Eli.
Hi David, I´m a fan of you from Argentina. I loved your book Within the Frame, and I kept reading your blog since a year ago. Like your technical and gear posts and articles, but I think your best attribute is how easy and clear you transmit the best way of capturing the vision each one of us has. I think explaining difficult abstract things in a such simple and motivating way is just incredible, and definitely encourage me everyday to be a best photographer. Hope someday you come to my beautiful country. For sure, I’ll be joining you. I assure you have plenty of excellent options to choose and shoot, and the best meat. Regards.
I’m a big reflection buff & when I saw this eBook, I knew I had to get it. Eli definitely is into reflection & the pictures kinda narrate her chain of thought. I liked how she shared her experiences & showed how same subject can look totally different if angle or light is changed. I wish she had some shots & details on shooting cityscape using reflection or night light. That would have made this one a must carry in my ebook reader.
This is truly a beautiful e-book. The photography is stunning and Eli’s explanation of her process is very helpful. After reading it for a bit, I grabbed my camera and head downtown with “new eyes” looking for story telling reflections. Thank you!
Really couldn’t wait to get this book! Initially, I thought the book contained just images, but was pleasantly surprised she later detailed each image and provided insight to the process including how and where to look for images like this. Easy to read and a great inspiration.
Very well done Eli! I am very impressed by the photographs in this ebook. The photographs have multiple layers inside combining at least two images in one, leaving question marks and stimulate curiosity. Its a joy to see the full size photographs on the first half of the book and the smaller sized versions with comments on the back half give very good explanation and education. Eli loves what she is photographing! She loves street photography, she loves reflections and is drawn to when people are wrapped up in their own thoughts. Her photographs make me smile but the photographs are the result of hard working: Comming back to see whether the light is better, waiting for an hour ore more to catch the moment, trying to create a better photograph in the same setting but another moment, not giving up when she could not capture the image she wanted to create. Chasing Reflections – a wonderful art piece and photography education the same time! Highly recommended!
This is an excellent e-book! The photographs are incredibly rich and thoughtful due to the multiple layers of detail captured in each reflection. I love this e-book because it has inspired me to take a risk and move away from my standard practice of shooting wide open in soft light. Eli includes a lot of great tips – my favourite is “Choosing an Angle” as explained using the Buddha photographs. This is a whole new way for me to look at street photography and I can’t wait to experiment by chasing some reflections in my own city!
I’ve been buying your eBooks for a while, and have just begun the traditionally printed Lightroom book that isn’t so much about LR as it is about vision. (No surprise there, and thanks).
I like to seek and capture reflections, so this was an instant purchase and read (first read, actually). I am blown-away impressed. Great photos, of course. More importantly, great descriptions of how, when, and why. Added to that are some comments that make great tips, such as the flip vertical (common) and flip horizontal (the hidden tip) of a reflection so the building in it looks “right” to those who can recognize it.
I also like the format of full size pictures on the first half of the pages, then smaller sized versions with comments on the back half. This is much better for me than the other eBooks that forced me to scroll right-left in order to have a font large enough to read on my laptop.
If you had a star rating system, I’d assign the max. Great job!