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

LIGHT AND VISUAL WEIGHT

Light can have visual weight and become objects.

Jefferey Stockbridge

Minor White

Francoise Huguier

Marko Georgiev

Lee Friedlander