Artwork Title: Puddle Reflection

Puddle Reflection, 2014

Michael Pistono

My name is Michael Pistono, and I’m a 28-year-old photo enthusiast living in Honolulu, Hawaii. I was recently playing around with a reflection photo when I had the idea of creating another one out of a puddle — one that featured both tall buildings and an airplane. The photo I ended up creating in Photoshop (shown above) went viral online. Here’s a look at how it was made. I first used a picture of myself standing over a puddle as my base layer. I started off using my iPhone 5s and an app called ProCamera (which allows for much larger/high quality image files).... The first big step was to create a layer from the background image and cut away the empty space in the puddle that was going to be used for the “reflection.” I made a few smaller selections here and there to get the smaller rocks poking up through the surface to add back in later at this point too.... See complete description at [https://petapixel.com/2014/12/22/created-viral-puddle-reflection-picture-photoshop/
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