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Photo 52: A Play on Light {4}

A Play on Shadows: Week 4 - Me and My Shadow

When my fellow participants and I first started discussing the details of our 52 week journey, we decided to commit to each topic for four weeks at a time. Last week, as I started to think about my week 3 shadow shot, I began questioning the wisdom of that choice. It was increasingly hard to get an image I was happy about using. But, of course, that is the point of looking closely at a subject, isn't it? To find new ways to think about something and push beyond the easy path?

This week I have been revisiting (or "finally getting around to reading for the first time" if you'd like to be truly precise) some materials on directional light techniques. My obsession with his eyelashes is well-known, so this image is not particularly original for me. However, the lovely lines of the lash shadows and the curves of his sweet face make this intimate glimpse of my own little shadow my favorite image of the four-week series. 

Next up is the exceedingly talented Sarah Roemer Davis. Her urban sensibilities and darling son make for some memorable photography. ​

Photo 52: A Play on Light {3}

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore...

Week three of our shadow theme! I can't say I'm actually in amore with this image, but I had my camera on me the other night and decided to take a picture of the beautiful crescent moon despite my less than ideal gear setup. It took me a moment to realize that the haze behind the crescent was, in fact, a shadow of quite some magnitude - that of the earth itself.

Please continue along our blog chain to see what my fellow New Yorker and beautiful photographer Jessie Wixon found this week.

Photo 52: A Play on Light {1}

​Playing With Shadows: Week 1

The heart of photography is light. Glowing evening light, yellow indoor light, even an absence of light - ultimately, it is the ability of a photographer to see the light, understand it, and decide how to use it that will make a photograph memorable. The successful use of light in photography is an endlessly fascinating subject and one that I am striving to understand better every day. 

With that in mind, I am embarking on a 52 week project with a group of talented and diverse women from across the country and abroad. We have very different lives and distinct styles but share a love for photography. As a means of furthering our growth and education, and as a way to see each other's work regularly, we have decided to tackle the concept of light head-on. Each month, one of us will pick a light-related topic and we will all post a weekly shot based on our interpretations of that theme.  

​Our collective adventure is called Photo 52: A Play on Light and our first month's theme is Playing with Shadows. My submission for this week is below. To see everyone else's amazing work, please continue along the chain.

Next up, our talented yellow rose of Texas, Kim Dupree.