Shadow: A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. 2.A shaded area in a picture or photograph. 3.A mirrored image or reflection. 4.A phantom; a ghost.
Reasons to use Shadows to get a great photograph.
- Shadows create high contrast.
- Lights and shadows establish the correlation of one object to another.
- Set the mood.
- Identifies the time of the day.
- To echo your subject.
- To Fill the Frame.
The following are photos of people I found interesting due to the photographers use of light and shadows.
“Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“To rid ourselves of our shadows - who we are - we must step into either total light or total darkness.” Jeremy Preston
Synonyms: adumbration, cover, dark, dimness, dusk, gloom, obscuration, obscurity, penumbra, protection, shade, shelter, umbra, umbrage, adumbrate, becloud, befog, blur, darken, dim, eclipse, envelop, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, overcast, overshadow, shade, veil
4 comments:
lol at will ferrell love shadows and B&W photos they are definitely my faves
I really liked the article, and the very cool blog
Great photos. I especially like the black and white ones. Thanks for sharing them.
Awesome choices, Letty. My favorite is the one with the tattoo and long hair : ). Congrats on the award!
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