Light - as my subject.

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Gunnison at sunset

What I’ve noticed when looking back through my personal work as a whole, is my subject can change a lot, based on what it is that my eye finds interesting. I think it is also interesting how frequently I use “light” as the subject of my photo. I mean, photography is very much about light at a very basic level, and how light can affect the image you are creating, and generate a certain sense of mood. Light can make you feel optimism, metaphorical darkness, sadness, hope, mystery….and the list goes on. Not that there aren’t other elements within the photo that may be interesting to another viewer, but often times light is what made me lift my camera to shoot.

I thought it would be fun to go back and pull images, just from the last year, that centered around the light I saw. My cover image was taken on an evening walk during one of Chris and my trips to visit our son/step son Alex in Gunnison, CO. We were staying at a cabin, in a campground that had a WHOLE LOT of open space around it. I was mesmerized by the light, the wide open spaces, and how it all melded together to create a scene so beautiful I couldn’t stand it. It held me.

I am going to share a selection of images below that were created primarily based on my observation of the light, how it fell, and how it made me feel.

In my new bedroom shortly after we moved into the new house.

I was getting ready one morning and saw the light, as it fell on the wall opposite the window. I was working on a series of self portraits but this one, is more about the light.

Also in Gunnison, the morning light as it streamed into our room in the cabin. The warmth it created was, well, comforting.

Walking through a local park, I remember the sun flare coming in over Chris, and made a mundane scene much more fantastic.

The light in my house is one of my favorite things. I could shoot it every day, especially in the mornings.

We rarely get fog here, and low hazy light, so when we had a fabulous rain storm the other night, I was immediately drawn to the light, or lack there of, that just, felt, right.

A tree in my backyard, in full bloom, but what struck me was the late day sun that illuminated the soft flowers like I had never seen.

Another setting sun, as it streamed through the window at my parent's house.

Mother’s day 2022, Farron sat next to me at the table, and what I saw as I looked in her direction, was the beautiful light that turned her head into a silhouette, that only if told, would anyone know who the person in the photo was.

Water glasses and plates that we have used at my parent's dinner table since I can remember.

The light was what I was photographing as it came through the glass and cast a sharp and bright light onto my dinner plate.

On a walk in the winter, I trudged back into a highly wooded area.

The trees were dense, the leaves were abundant, and the light illuminated one place only…

At the old place, the trees that lined the green belt at the end of our complex.

The girls played in this area for so many years when they were little. The light was illuminating trees that had seen us and provided shelter for over 20 years.

The light of the stars, need I say more?

Early days in the new place, the very quickly setting sun fell right on her eyes and thankfully I moved fast enough to capture it, before it slipped away.

Summer, new home, the beautiful light falling on my beautiful yard.

I knew the light was falling harshly and directly.

I usually prefer soft light, but this time, it had a voice.

The sun rose and on this chilly morning, the warm glow embraced me.

Artificial light, powerful.

I was drawn to this scene based on the light that fell on the warm colored wood and the phone.

What are you usually drawn to as your subject? My answer normally would be people and environment. Pondering light as my subject was an interesting study.

I hope this was somewhat interesting to you as well. As always, I love talking photography, and welcome conversation so please always feel free to reach out to chat, say hello, or ask questions!! It would be fun to connect!

Until next time, love and health to all!!

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