While photographing some old cars at an open-air garage, those kids were playing around me in every shot I took, and suddenly they hopped up on that old Dodge and, thinking of a portrait shot, I later preferred to concentrate on the reflection of the kids' legs and the classic old shoes. I think it was taken in 1992–93 on Ilford Pan F 50 ASA black-and-white film, Santiago, Chile. I love those magic moments from my student days. 😇
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Catching that reflected moment, the shoes and legs in the mirror instead of the kids themselves, turns a casual scene into something with real presence. That's a photographer's instinct.
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That decision to reframe on the feet and shoes. I spent so many rolls trying to capture everything before I learned what one right detail could do. Ilford Pan F was a good teacher for that.
I've chased perfect compositions at flea markets and come home with nothing. This is what happens when you let the surface tell you what it saw. The chrome kept the texture of those shoes, the weight of the kids, the whole Saturday afternoon.