Hard light
Hard light creates contrast
For other examples:
Lars Tunbjörk p. 24
Philip-Lorca diCorcia p. 91
René Burri p. 93
Hard light comes from one direction and is typical of a spotlight or bright sunshine. Due to its intensity, one of the most common traits of hard light is high contrast.
Trent Parke is a photographer who uses this kind of light to transform urban landscapes into something less familiar. Here the hard light cuts through the city forming an island of light where a couple stand seemingly marooned. But they’re not without their supplies. Accompanying them
in the highlights is everything they need, from a place to stay and somewhere to eat in the form of a motel and a fast food restaurant.
Hard light causes anything in its path ...
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