Contrast Detectors...
I distinctly remember seeing, truly seeing, the shape and quality of the light. I don’t even really recall seeing the bird or the table specifically… I remember specifically seeing the light and the shadows. That is what we are always told in photography – to see the light. I knew that. I practiced that. I've even tried to teach it. But that was the day that truly, deep in my photography soul, it … clicked. Wow! I didn’t even see that pun coming, but it was AWESOME when I looked back and found it just sitting there starting back at me. That is what a photograph is – a record of the light present at any given moment. More specifically, a record of the shape of the light… the contrasts that create the shapes we perceive. That’s really what we, humans, excel at – detecting contrast. We are also AMAZING at detecting patterns… but that’s for another blog. ;) We have a really hard time seeing a camouflaged animal because there is a lack of contrast. It’s much typically much easier fo...