Shady Shadows

Aloha! Welcome (back) to my website! For you, today, I have some images observing and highlighting shadows.

In the following images, you will see that there are a variety of different photos I have taken within the past month. Some use natural lighting, while others use artificial; some were staged while others were captured in the wild, natural world. Nonetheless, I believe all of the following photos capture the essence of shadows, each in their own unique ways. Take a look at some of the images I was able to get centered on finding and capturing shadows!

(Click on each image to take an even closer look).

From right to left, top to bottom: object, person, structure, me, artificial, natural, two extras.

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Each of these eight images each showcase shadows in their own ways, using different props and different lighting sources. Some of the photos focus on the shadows created by objects while other focus on the shadows creating by structures or things set in place. Although I could walk you through the process for each of the eight images, I have selected two that I like the most that I would love to share with you.

Shadows of an Object

This capture has to be my favorite of the eight images that I was able to take. It started off as wanting to take a creative photo, not just simply of a plain shadow; I wanted there to be good composition and overall convey a specific tone to the viewer. I had previously Googled 'creative shadow photography' and saw images showcasing the shadows of glass. I instantly thought "that's what I want to incorporate into my image.", which resulted in what I think is a beautiful photo.

Shadows with a Person

This photo is definitely one of my favorites, as well, as I feel that it overall looks very 'cool'. This one also started off by browsing the world wide web for ideas, in which I had come across photos using kitchen items, such as a colander. I had seen photographers use colanders in their photography before, but I myself never tried it out, but this would be the time I did. I grabbed a colander from my kitchen and a couple of family members to help me out, and the result was this beautiful image.

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After one month of looking for and creating shadows to capture, if I could go back in time to change something about my photos or the way I took them, I don't believe I would change anything. I feel as though I was able to get a variety of images, each in different locations, each using different props, and each using different lighting to showcase a variety of shadow photography.

Although, after seeing some other very talented photographers' work, I realized that there could've been more creative ideas and ways for me to capture shadows that I could've used in my photography. Seeing other photographers' definitely opened my eyes a little more to the endless possibilities of photography.

As mentioned previously in this post, I really love the photo I took of the shadows of holding a wine glass. I feel like it really can make the viewer feel a certain way, which is what I strive for in my photography. Plus, I love how the shadows of glass look; it creates such unique shapes and composition within each photo.

And, trying to capture a variety of subjects all showcasing the same thing really helped me to move out of my comfort zone a little bit within my photography. I'm glad I was able to capture what I did, and I loved to see other photographers' work of what I didn't even think of.

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I am honored to be taking you along on my photography journey! I hope you stay safe and have a wonderful day. Much aloha!

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