Light and Shadows in Photographs

In the flat image of a photograph, light and shadows can have as much visual weight as any object in the composition. Additionally, there are many different qualities of light.

Shadows
Light Defines Objects
Light as Focal Point
Backlighting
Qualities of Light
Light and Visual Weight

BACKLIGHTING

Light behind objects turns them into Silhouettes.

Joachin Ladefoged

Adam Jahiel

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