
86 REVEALING SHAPE AND CONTOUR
Light on the Side
One way of producing the shadows that we need as depth clues is to position
the main light on one side of the subject. We tried this in Figure 5.9, using a
small, high-contrast light so that you could see the shadow easily.
is is a potentially good approach, but it is usually not the best one for
tabletop subjects. e combination of highlight and shadow does show
dimension; however, the hard shadow, located where it is, is a problem. It
distracts too much from the primary subject.
We could improve this photograph with a larger light. at would soen
the shadow, making it less noticeable