Thursday, January 30, 2014

Shadows everywhere

So with the photos I've been taking I've been thinking about shadows. What they mean, what they can represent and how they create abstract forms within  my photos. The definition of a shadow is: an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object. It occupies all of the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or reverse projection of the object blocking the light. Sunlight causes many objects to have shadows at certain times of the day. The angle of the sun, its apparent height in the sky causes a change in the length of shadows. Low-angles create longer shadows.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Photos around the city!

I've been taking many photos around the city to get inspiration for my thesis. I'm looking at strong shadows  and the presence of people. A shadow is light from a light source that is being obstructed by an object. That's what I'm using my subjects as. Like I said you can see the presence of people but not the people themselves. It's just the obstruction from the truth, which in result you get the shadow.