They (whoever ‘they’ may be) say you should never judge a book by the cover, and they say ‘there’s an exception to every rule’, well, if ever there was a time to judge a book by the cover then this is it! Exquisite & stunning are just two of the superlatives that come to mind here!

Today sees the release of the e-book which accompanies that image and it’s called Chasing Reflections by Eli Reinholdtsen. Eli is a lady after my own heart who sees beauty in reflection, but whereas I tend to focus on these reflections through my landscape work, Eli takes things a step sideways and explores her passion through rich and evocative images of a more urban environment.

Released by Craft and Vision, this e-book follows the same ‘Print & Process’ format of previous e-books in the series so that what you get, are 72 pages in .pdf format of inspired images and accompanying text that gives you an insight into the how and why behind each shot. It’s an approach I love and find particularly useful as a learning tool simply because the ‘why’ is always the most important part of an image to me, both as photographer and viewer. In the case of ‘Chasing Reflections’ it’s especially important because shooting in this way is about far more than picking an aperture and hoping for the best. Eli Reinholdtsen is certainly technically gifted, but the real gift is in seeing the image in the first place and so, the combination of these two approaches to learning provides just the kind of insight you’ll need if ever you’ve caught a sudden glimpse of beauty in a reflection and thought “I wish I could bring that to life!” .

I love this book! I love the images, and I love the reflections! The good news to go with that, is that as always with Craft & Vision e-books, there’s a special offer:

For the first four days only, if you use the promotional code REFLECT4 when you checkout, you can have Chasing Reflections for only $4 OR use the code REFLECT20 to get 20% off when you buy 5 or more books from the Craft & Vision collection. These codes expire at 11:59pm PST August 1, 2010

As with all my reviews there are two links here, one is affiliated (you get to contribute to this site) and one takes you direct to Craft and Vision (you don’t) and the choice is yours for whichever you use, the price stays the same.

Craft & Vision – Chasing Reflections by Eli Reinholdtsen *Affiliated Link

Craft & Vision – Chasing Reflections by Eli Reinholdtsen*Non-Affiliated Link

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