Lighting Projekt

Before I started the Lighting Project, I read an article on lighting by Szarkowski. I agree with Szarkowski's understanding of photography as a means of capturing what is in front of us. I also agree that light can be more that just an ingredient to a great photo but designated as the subject matter. Light is a very interesting subject matter because it appears different all the time. It is constantly changing depending on the time of day, your location, the weather, etc. Light has very interesting characteristics that make it complicated and beautiful. Capturing light makes for an interesting photo because light behaves so differently and is rarely constant. Now that photography has become digitally enhanced, photographs can be altered and thus considered more of a work of creation. But the base of the creation is something that was originally selectively captured.

My favorite lighting-time of day would have to be 15 minutes before the sun is about to say goodnight. I love that time of day because the sun creates so many different effects on everything; such as interesting shadows, sky color changes, and reflections on water bodies. This time of day not only has interesting lighting but it also is a closure on the day. We are no longer walking amongst the sunlight and our whole mind set changes. People returning from work, people getting done with their classes for the day, people wrapping up their last minute projects and finishing their "to do" lists for the day. The hustle and bustle of the day comes to an end and night life stirs up a whole new agenda for the day, new activities, and new "to do" lists. This time of day is an awakening for what the city night life brings. When the sunlight stops shining we resort to electricity. We find our way through use of street lights, car lights, flash lights; all which can make for excellent scenery, although I prefer the natural light.

"Orange Reflection"

This is my favorite Light Photo. I woke up early enough so that I was on the shores of Lake Michigan 20 minutes after sunrise. I took so many pictures of the lake but I liked composition of the photo because of the positioning of the rocks. I edited this photo in photoshop-by adjusting the saturation levels and adding a black frame.

Other Light photos:

"Sparkler Dream"

"Shawano Sunset"