Magic Light
My
thoughts for this theme drew on the connected dual ideas of the magic of light
and photography.
Having
heard about the camera obscura technique in the BBC documentary “The Genius of
Photography” I decided to see what I could do. After multiple trial and error
attempts, I was happy with this result, still not the most interesting of
images, but wow, it was surprisingly fun to experiment with.
My
2nd image continues with the technique of “painting with light.” I’ve
experimented with this before and enjoyed the varied light play that results,
and I couldn’t help but use the still standing Christmas tree and decorations
to double-up the magical theme.
Obviously, light plays a primary role in the magic of photography, so finally, I went back to the original source of light. The Sun! Admittedly, I was hoping for a bit more sun, but I sat waiting for it to come out from behind the clouds way after sunrise.
Great photos Sam! Did you actually create a pin hole type camera for the first one? Very impressed :)
ReplyDeleteyeh, I guess that's what you call it ... I put my camera in a light-proof box and stuck a very small hole in it, hit the timer and closed up the box, very rudimentary and I was surprised to learn a few things, like it doesn't work as well if you put the box in the sun, rather than the shade :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, very interesting and sounds like it would have been a lot of fun. I am very impressed. Never ever would have thought of such a thing :)
ReplyDeleteI have to go and explore the camera obscura thing now.... Love the Christmas lights too!
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting set of photos. I love that you tried something so completely different for the first one and the abstract nature of the second photo.
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