Sometimes I’m so busy focusing on the primary subject of the shot that I forget to pay attention some of the less important elements in the frame. Usually when this happens the result is bad and I either end up with a blown shot or spend hours fixing the problem in Photoshop, but sometimes you just flat out get lucky. In this case I was focusing on getting the tattoo shot, but completely missed the reflection in the gas tank. I turns out the logo is the logo for the brand of the bike, and the bike’s designer/builder has a smiling reflection in the tank. I think both add to the shot, so the net result is a subliminal secondary image within the primary image which I think rocks. I wish I could have say I planned it this way, but this was just dumb luck that worked out well this time! I did end up doing a little Photoshop work to bring the logo more into focus, but fortunately it was aligned perfectly!
This shot was taken with a hand-held with a 5D Mark II in an automotive studio. Post-processing was done mostly in Lightroom with a little extra work done in Photoshop CS5 and Nik Software products. The camera settings were 1/200 sec at f/2.2 ISO 100, 50mm using a Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens.
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