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The power of Light

9/23/2014

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I just posted pictures of summer to cheer myself up, especially after a very disappointing month of rain.  Just as a sunny day affects our moods in a positive way, so does the light in an image.  It helps the emotional narrative and gives it feeling.  The impressionists used light to give the viewer a third dimension to art, in particular Claude Monet.  He transformed painting from a literal translation of the real world, to a state of the subconscious mind.  William Turner, the father of impressionism and James Whistler were also the gods of light.
So before the shutter is pressed, see how the play of light can can change the image. Wait a second for the sun to come out from behind a cloud, or turn a desk light on and step out of the shadows.


James Whistler
Claude Monet
William Turner
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  • About
  • Vaughan James Blog
  • Press
  • Exhibitions
  • Contact
  • Portraits
  • Portfolio India 2010
  • Documentary
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  • Fish Dead or Alive
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  • New Zealand Demolition
  • Budapest 2009
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  • Trees
  • New Work Water the Essential