Studio Portrait - Black & White

Chiaroscuro. It is a word of Italian origin that literally means light and dark. It is most commonly used in the context of art where it references the interplay of light and dark without regard to colour.

The two photographs posted here were made with the intent of conveying a particular mood. Colour would not suit the moods expressed. Full, even lighting would equally fail to express the depth of thought and introspection. When one is deep in thought s/he is attempting to bring something out from the shadows within into the more lucid realm of the surface. When light and dark is the subject matter, light and dark are the tools of communication.





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On the Level

OK, so I missed a few days, but here I am and I am staying on subject; studio photography, today being table top studio photography. I like to pick various objects from around me and see what happens. I didn't think much of the dull ordinariness of white lights upon this carpenters level so I brought in some colored highlights by setting up a couple of outdoor floodlights. That bit of blue is a highlight from the beam of an LED flashlight, hand held, to place an emphasis.


1/50 sec. f=? ISO 200 Nikon 70-210 "E" at Macro