Picture This!
Directional Light
There's an adage in photography that if you're not sure how to deal with the light just turn 90Þ from the source and shoot away, taking advantage of the way light shapes the subject as it streaks along a plane. Our assignment for Picture This! was directional light, and readers responded with images that played with light in many imaginative ways. As these pictures show, shadows also play an important role in defining subjects and creating a sense of depth and space within the frame.
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