I have an inexplicable fascination with shadows - shadows on the wall, shadows on the furniture, shadows on the floor... I love how they paint a pattern out of nothing, how they sometimes dance and how they can transform themselves from one moment to another.
Capturing the elusive state of a shadow at a specific point in time with my trusty point & shoot can bring me great satisfaction. Sometimes I lose myself in a Saturday morning household walkabout with my camera, seeking visual interest by following the sun's rays as they grace surfaces with patterns of all kinds.
This creative trigger is twofold:
1) shadows and patterns themselves are fodder for abstract painting
2) photographing shadows exercises my imagination, like cloud gazing
can you see the face?
I see a woman's profile and neck - sort ofwhat do you see?
Do you play with shadows? If so I'd love to hear about how or why they inspire you in the comments - or even better, leave a link to your own favourite shadow photos.
have you seen the video that misty mawn did on shadow play. unreal! i have a big love for shadows too. you captured some awesome ones here. in that second to last pic i can see a woman on the right hand side facing left, sitting in front of a fireplace/
ReplyDeletei love this steph. the dance of light and shadow is indeed beautiful. here is an old photo from another time but i love it because it looks like there is a big bug doing a shadow show behind the leaf: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderphotos/1710198005/
ReplyDeleteJeanine that's such a fun picture! Thank you!:)
ReplyDeleteAnd Jenica, thank you for playing the "what do you see" game. It's amazing how we all see different things in one image. D. saw a nun in a habit on the right-hand side.