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Smoke and Mirrors As a photographer, you can never have too many tricks up your sleeve. We used smoke and mirrors for this magic act, and here’s how we did it. I discovered a really cool material that conforms to the shape of the item it covers—in this case, our model’s face. We tried various angles for both of our shots, each time using a special headrest to keep her head in the same position. The curvature of the model’s face allowed the little mirrors to react to the light in the exact same way for both shots. I also used different light-reflective cards: white for the face shot and dull silver for the shot with the mirrored fabric. This made for a gradient reflection on the mirrors. We used a dry ice fogger for the smoke. Since that type of fog stays low to the ground, we shot it rolling off an overhanging tabletop, which we inverted for our final composite. A slight purple gel was used on our lights, which we intensified with added saturation and contrast using Photoshop. By using various Photoshop tools we selectively painted the mirrored dots from one face to the other. I also wanted some wrap-around purple coloration falling onto the face to create a slight tie-in with the background, so I allowed some purple to bleed onto the horizon line her face created. Magic act? Sure…along with plenty of preparation, forethought and inspiration. FYI: more magic is on the way…
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