Image Reflection Maker - Add a Mirror Reflection under Any Photo

Add a fading mirror reflection under your photo.

Add a Mirror Reflection to Any Photo

A reflection under a photo makes it look polished, like a product shot or a magazine image. The picture appears to sit on a glossy surface, with a faded mirror copy beneath it. This tool creates that effect in your browser, with control over how tall the reflection is and how strongly it fades.

The tool is free and runs fully on your device. Your image is never uploaded anywhere, so product photos, portfolio pieces, and personal pictures all stay private. The result downloads as a PNG.

How the Reflection Is Built

The tool copies your image, flips the copy upside down, and places it directly beneath the original. Then it fades the copy from visible at the top to invisible at the bottom, using a gradient. The eye reads that fade as a reflection on a shiny floor, even though no real floor exists.

Reflection height is set as a percentage of the original image. Fifty percent is a natural-looking default: long enough to read as a reflection, short enough not to dominate the picture. A taller reflection suits dramatic product shots, while a shorter one suits a subtle, professional finish.

Getting the Fade Right

Fade strength controls how quickly the reflection disappears. A strong fade leaves only a hint of the copy near the base of the image, which looks like a matte surface. A weak fade keeps more of the copy visible, which looks like polished glass or water. Match the fade to the surface you are pretending the image sits on.

Photos with a clean bottom edge reflect best. If the bottom of your photo is busy or cut off mid-subject, the reflection will repeat that busyness and look odd. Cropping to a clean edge before you upload gives a much tidier result.

Where Reflections Work Well

Product photos benefit most. A shoe, a bottle, a watch, or a piece of jewellery looks more expensive with a reflection beneath it, which is why online shops use the effect so often. Portfolio pieces, app screenshots, and book covers also gain from it, because the reflection adds depth without adding clutter.

Social media posts stand out more with a reflection, since most phone photos have none. The effect takes a flat snapshot and gives it a studio feel in seconds, without photo editing skill.

Tips for a Professional Finish

Keep the reflection shorter than the original unless you want drama. Keep the fade smooth, and avoid adding a reflection to a photo that already has one, such as a picture taken near real water, because the double reflection looks fake. Export as PNG to keep the edges sharp, and keep the original file safe so you can try a different height later.

There is no account to create and nothing to install. Upload, choose the height and fade, download, and use the image anywhere. Your photo never leaves your browser.

Reflections in Real Design Work

Designers have used reflections for decades because they solve a real problem: a product photo floating on a white background can look cut out and weightless. A reflection grounds it, giving the eye a surface to rest on. That is why catalogue photos, app-store screenshots, and book covers use the effect so often. The trick is restraint. A reflection that is too tall or too strong draws attention to itself instead of to the product, and the picture starts to look like a trick rather than a photograph. Keep the reflection at half the height or less for catalogue work, and reserve full-height reflections for posters and hero images where drama is the point. Also consider the background colour of the page where the image will sit. The reflection fades to white in this tool, so it blends best on white or very light pages. On a dark page, the fade edge can show, so place the finished image on a light card or panel first.

Image Reflection Maker – Add a Mirror Reflection under Any Photo