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| Side light adds a bit of depth to the sign. |
Because of the lack of contrast, front light typically flattens a subject. The only shape or form is often the outer line, but nothing within. Side lighting is most often used in portrait photography as it provides more contrast and thereby greater volume to the subject. Back lighting is often the most dramatic, but also the most difficult to photograph as one must often expose for great contrast. The assignment description is quite loose here and allows for exploring these individually or together. No specific number of images are prescribed.
I wanted to do this assignment yesterday and even got geared up and onto the street before I found it was hazy, overcast, and threatening a bit of rain. Consequently, light was diffuse and unsuitable for completing the assignment. By morning the sky had cleared and I didn't have to go far to get examples.
For this exercise I felt removed from the Miksang approach as the intent was not to wander and see what presented itself, but to look for specific types of lighting situations. It felt more like a typical photography course assignment.
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| Side light gives shape to these cones. |
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| Side light |
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| Back light with fill flash |
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| Back light produces a silhouette effect |
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| Direct light flattens, reducing depth |
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