Project 6
Preserving Shadows
The ‘shadow catcher’ technique - designed to preserve the natural shadows of a subject
The flower for this project was photographed (using a digital compact) on a cold winter’s morning in the temperate hills of Victoria whilst the sand (shot on Kodachrome film) hails from the Great Indian Desert in Rajasthan. Unlikely bedfellows, but with a little craft the two can lie together comfortably within the same frame - but only if the shadow (created by a not-so-subtle 75 watt globe and a couple of pieces of white paper) is captured with all of its subtlety and delicately transplanted to its new home in the desert.
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