Tracing the word photo.graph
we step back into Greek:
phos = light
graphis = stylus, paintbrush
or
graphê = representation by means of lines or drawing
in more poetic English = drawing with light
Inspired by other photographers showing their experiments on the Internet
with very slow shutter speeds while intentionally moving the hand held camera
(there are dozens over at Flickr...where, in all the silliness, seriousness and playfulness
a person can learn a lot, go cross-eyed, and often grow whoozy from exploration).
i've been experimenting, too
attempting to capture images that express more literally the notion of
drawing with light
The word drawing
in my head
always means a moving hand
so
when i found myself eager to look at things from a fresh perspective
this question naturally took hold:
what will happen if i let the light reflecting from a plant draw upon the sensor in my digital "paintbrush+canvas" ?
Here are the first 3 successful attempts
and yes
from the garden
specifically, strong summer light on the
green and red leaves and stems of a banana plant and
the dark shadows of giant spruces behind.
These are cropped from the full frames
and adjusted slightly for "light/dark" in Photoshop
but otherwise, created in-camera.
Very, very slow shutterspeeds
and moving hands:
a couple more experiments will be posted tomorrow
