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Trying to create the creative photo sometimes is challenging. The whole art of previsualization means I have a picture in my head and getting it captured by the camera can mean cheating with Photoshop.

I spent several minutes trying to capture a reflection of the bridesmaid eye in the reflection of the mirror. I was being the fly on the wall and not interfere – last thing I want to do is cause the bridemaid to get distracted and the makeup brush goes into the eyeball.

This photograph is me waiting for the eye to appear – it is a natural shot where the bridesmaid is working on her makeup. But the reflection in the small mirror is of her fingers.

So I posed the shot and had the bridesmaid look at me in the mirror while she worked on her makeup. Unfortunately with this shot she is no longer working on the makeup – but just holding the compact. What do to do?

Hooray for Photoshop – it makes good photos great. I took the eye in the compact’s mirror and place it into the first photograph. So we get the best of both photos. And we get the original idea I had for a photo. Yay!

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