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    THE IMPORTANCE

    SHADOWS
    Total time:
    2-5 hours OF
    Shadows, (and highlights), are essential to creating “Form” in PHOTZY.COM
    Skill Points:
    a photograph. Without shadows, (and highlights), the brain interprets
    Identifying the difference
    •
    everything presented in a photograph as being flat. Just like “light”, there are
    between a shadow and
    a silhouette different types of shadows, and they have different effects in a photograph.
    • Learning the different
    attributes of shadows KEY LESSON: There is much confusion among photographers about the
    • Creating photographs that
    shadow and the silhouette. Let’s define both. A shadow is a dark area,
    effectively use shadows in or shape, produced by a body coming between the rays of a light source
    a composition and a surface. A silhouette is the dark shape, and outline, of something
    visible against a lighter background.

    The thin confusing line:


    Left: This is not a shadow. This is a silhouette.
    A silhouette is a dark shape, and outline, of
    something visible against a lighter background.
    Middle: Is this a shadow or a silhouette? Here...
    it’s both! The couple are in silhouette. The shadow
    is cast across the cement walkway. This shot is a
    great illustration for learning the difference.
    Right: Is this a shadow or a silhouette? This is a
    pretty complex picture. The lighting, coming from the right, is definitely casting shadows. Is the man’s a face
    a shadow? No. It’s “shadowed”. There’s a difference. Is the man a silhouette? Parts of him certainly fit that
    definition. This photo would be defined as a “semi-silhouette”.

    Seeing in the shadows:


    Left: The frame of the sunglasses is casting a
    dark traditional shadow. Are the lenses casting a
    shadow? Yes. Shadows can vary in density. They
    can also pick up color based upon a number of
    factors. The frame creates an opaque shadow.
    The lenses create a translucent shadow.
    Middle: When the light source has hard light,
    and/or, the object blocking the light waves is
    close to the subject- it creates “hard edged shadows”, as we see here. The edge quality of a shadow can help to
    set the mood for a photograph.
    Right: When the light source is producing soft light, and/or, the object blocking the light waves is further away
    from the subject- it creates “soft edged shadows”. Knowing this can be very important for certain genres of
    photography, including portraiture. Learn to identify hard and soft edged shadows.

    ACTION ASSIGNMENT! HOW DID YOU DO?


    1- Review the sample photographs to see how the shadows help to • Did you see how shadows help to
    establish “form” in a photo. establish form?
    2- Organize a photo shoot where you will use hard-edged shadows • Were you able to create both hard
    and soft-edged shadows to create a mood. and soft edged shadows, and use
    3- Organize a photo shoot, late in the day, on a sunny day, where them in a composition that
    you will use opaque shadows and translucent shadows in seemed appropriate?
    your compositions. • Did you effectively create a shot
    4- Create a shot where you include a silhouette and a shadow in with translucent shadows?
    the same photograph. Make it as complex as you can.

    READY! SET! GO! ACTION CARDS - COMPOSITION: SHADOWS

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