Refraction Photography

Captures images distorted, inverted, or magnified by light bending as it passes through transparent mediums like water droplets, glass spheres

How it Works: Light bends (refracts) when traveling between materials of different densities, such as from air into water or glass. This bends the light rays, often creating an inverted (upside-down) image of the background within the transparent object.
Common Subjects/Objects:
- Water Droplets: Sprayed on glass, often to capture background images in miniature.
- Glass Objects: Wine glasses, marbles, bottles, or jars.
- Lensballs/Crystal Balls: Clear, solid spheres that act as convex lenses to refract the surrounding scene.

Creative Glass Globe Ideas

Photography Section

#1 – Shade

DO NOT take your photos in direct sun. You will BURN yourself!!!!!!!

#2 – Set your camera to AV

Choose aperture (Between f/3.5 – F/5.3)

#3 – Where to place your ball

Find a place that is elevated to rest your glass globe on.
Take your photo from below to avoid too much ground in your image.
- If you place the ball down on the ground, much of your reflection will simply be the ground
Move your camera away from the ball for a crisper image and closer to it for a more distorted look.

Photos:

Object in Globe

2. Nature

3. Person

4. Building/architecture

5. Words

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Photoshop Section

Step 1

Open your photo in Camera Raw to edit
- Increast the Contrast
- Correct the Exposure
- Use the other sliders to enhance your photo

Step 2

We are going to flip the photo
Go to
- Image
  - Image roation
    - Flip Canvas Vertical