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THE PROJECTS
STUDYING LIGHT
One of the biggest challenges for beginning photographers is learning how to study light and being able to judge
just how that light will aect their pictures. Once you have a grasp of the full use of light, you can really explore
your cra. ere’s no getting away from it—understanding how lighting works is fundamental to your creative
process.
is sequence of ve images illustrates how the light reacted, reected, and changed as I positioned it or moved it
across the subject plane—in this case, a statue. Once you’ve tried this yourself, you’ll be able to really “see” light
and how it aects your image in a whole ...