• I was hoping to create a series of images using reflections that may incite contemplation within a viewer, so that the viewer can only understand the images after thorough examination. For example, I want the connection of the 2nd and 3rd picture to be the staircase, and the gradual transition from left to right is like slowly falling into a mirror.
• The inspiration for my pictures came from Emma F. Wright, a photographer famous for using reflections in her street or abstract photography, to create detailed shots and create different spaces.
• My theme was to show another side of the world through reflections, and I think I achieved this through my use of reflection in the first two pictures, but in my opinion, the third photo is an amazing transition after the second picture, showing not only the reflected staircase but the real one.
• I hoped that these pictures’ connections would not only be seen through the similar color balance, but also the story I am aspiring to tell. I think that I succeeded in telling a story, using similar colors and textures throughout, like the brown of the bricks in the first image, but also the rusted steel of the staircases in photos 2 and 3. The pattern of the brick and texture of the worn stone are present throughout all three images, providing similar elements and connecting the images further.
  • I originally only wanted to capture objects with reflective properties, yet through capturing various images that were reflective, as well as things I found interesting, I was able to construct a more coherent story. I think starting with the water droplet was the best choice, as the mid-splash surface gives a feeling of diving into the image, kind of like the paintings in the game Mario 64.
  • I followed this image with the rearview mirror with the staircase, because to me it gives a feeling of travelling from the further view in the first picture, to a more close-up shot of the reflected world, about to head inside.
  • The last picture is the completed journey, finally viewing what is on the other side of the mirror and seeing the real or reflected world, depending on how the viewer sees it. To me, the final picture gives a sense of resolution to the triptych, completing the journey from one side of the mirror to another, and incites interesting thought in the viewer, as to why the final staircase is behind bars.
• This work is personal to me because I have always liked viewing the world in different particular ways, whether it be through small spaces, or reflections, whether it be seeing my reflection in a lake, or taking pictures of myself and with friends through mirrors, reflective glass, etc. I think this piece reflects my creative eye for perspective, and I am proud of how it turned out.
• If I had more time to create my piece, I would have tried to find a better first picture that matches the staircases in the second and third better, maybe using water still, as I had an idea to use a puddle of water, whether natural or of my own making, to shoot a subject through, but my group and I did not have sufficient time to do so.