In Light's Footsteps

When thinking about light, there are some givens - warmth, visibility, color, etc. However, there's a little aspect that isn't always remembered. That aspect is the shadow that is left behind after light does its job; whenever there is light, there is also darkness in its wake.

I noticed this shot one day when I was standing outside of the Robert Cohen Theater while waiting to be picked up to go run errands with a friend. I believe it was in the early-leaning-towards-mid-afternoon. At first glance, I didn't think too much of it as I just saw a large blob of shade to the side. Upon really looking at it, with not much on my mind, I saw something astounding. I noticed that "School of the Arts" (or rather, "Chool of the Arts") was sprawled across the Robert Cohen in its silhouetted glory.

Every time I look at this photo, I'm just taken aback. I'm just really on board with this photo. I'm not sure what exactly about it is so appealing to me, but I'm just fascinated by it. There are moments where I wonder this intentional and some kind of artistic design (after all, this is the Art school) or if I just managed to snap a great moment. Most moments, I just sit here and convince myself that it has to be an artistic choice as it had great spacing and made good use of the surfaces. Not once does a letter find itself wedged in a corner and hard to decipher. 

In a theatrical sense, this does give me some things to consider and play around with when it comes to shading and shadows. The next step for me is to learn how to accurately produce, rather than just tweaking until magic happens.