Light

Photography is light –and the act of “seeing” this light is what determines the photographic experience.  This experience of seeing is enhanced by the quality and direction of the light falling on a given subject.  I maintain that the simplest subject can become dramatic by the controlling of the light falling on it.  I have always found that what attacks me to a given subject is first the light and then the subject itself.  If you understand the quality of light -that shade on a cloudy day can render softness to an image, and direct sunlight coming from a side direction can accent detail –therefore when you choose to shoot is important.   Unlike the painter who can, through paint and pigment, choose how light is used in his work –the photographer is limited by time of day and quality of light that it produces.