1 post tagged “lightgames”
It's not that I dislike flower. I mean, I like getting them. I like fresh flowers around the house. But I don't have a passion for flowers, like, say, I believe Laurel has a passion for flowers. And though I photograph quite a few flowers, it's not flowers that I love to shoot — it's light.
I've had a long-running fascination with light. It's what drove me to pick up a camera in high school and spend 8 to 10 hours at a time in the dark room. When I was a theatre director, the lighting designer played as big a role in the productions a the actors did. I love the way it distorts, reflects, and refracts. For me, it's not about capturing light; its about playing with it.
I photograph flowers because I love the way they play with light. Today, gave me the perfect chance to illustrate what I mean.
Here is today's Model. (She's a little bigger than my fist.):
And this is how she danced with light:
