After my last few posts you should all know by now that David duChemin is my photography guru.  He created a site -CraftAndVision.com  where he sells affordable ebooks that he creates and to which other master photographers contribute.  He is releasing a new ebook tomorrow  created by Eli Reinholdtsen and here is a quick overview:

Chasing Reflections is the third in the series The Print & The Process. Eli Reinholdtsen is a creative photographer who, through her unique and skillful approach to reflections, captures moments and juxtapositions that are truly an art form at its finest. Reinholdtsen digs deep and shares tangible ways to scout, setup, and shoot complex and magical photographs that push the envelope of visual poetry.  Her playful descriptions aren’t shy of digging deep into the techniques required to capture movement, timing, and contrast.

Chasing Reflections is an inspiring collection of 37 photographs that stand on their own as pieces of pure art (The Print) followed by a discussion of the creation of those visual moments (The Process).

Chasing Reflections is a available now for $5.  And, like you didn’t know… OF COURSE 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 -CraftAndVision.com collection. These codes expire at 11:59pm PST August 1, 2010.

Now for the review.  First, I am an affiliate, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be honest.  The image on the “cover” is to die for amazing and the rest of the images aren’t too shabby, either.  The overview is correct in stating that her descriptions are playful – delightfully and refreshingly so.  She isn’t so full of herself as so many are.  I love reflection photos, but I don’t really take any.  I was so inspired that when I was about half way through reading the ebook I picked up my camera and headed outside.  The images I took were not good at all, too flat and no definition.  I went back in and finished reading the ebook.  Duh!  It was a cloudy and overcast day and in her instructions she says the best light for reflections is when the light is the harshest and the sun directly overhead.  She is so right!  Lots of good information and it was really interesting to read her thought process as she goes about setting up the shot.

So instead of the images I shot for this post, to the archives I went…back to about a year and a half ago.  See…I told you I don’t really take any reflection photos.  I am looking forward to putting her process into practice, though.