Taking a picture of a mirror

[Bill Cunningham]

I usually just prop the mirror up on a table, set a white background object about 45 deg to it, stick the camera between them so the mirror is reflecting the white surface, and click (crick 'its a Fuji' ) take the picture.. In the one below, I used a piece of styrofoam board, not the best choice because you can see the stippled uneven pattern in the reflection.. It look like I was getting banding in the etch but nope, it's all in the background..

[James & Zelma Litzmann]

Hey Joe,

I always keep a piece of white plastic, like is used for covering tables and hang it up for the background. I've tried different colors and white works the best. Then prop your mirror up, stand at an angle and take the picture.

Good luck, taking pictures of mirrors is not easy, as you know by now.