Writing with Light, with Eric Swanson

Photography is writing with light. A pretty literal, straightforward definition, but poetic in its simplicity.

The subject of a photo has its importance. The colors and textures give the photo its depth. But it is the light, how it moves thru the image, what it reveals and obscures that is for me the magic of photography.

The second-by-second change, the chance, of light on a landscape. The precise modeling with light in the studio. Or the combination of the two. Watching the light, its emotion based. By working with and understanding how this light works, you can write with it. You can capture emotion on paper. And then you are doing photography.

Learn more from Eric in his workshop
It's All About the Light: Lighting Techniques 101

September 22 - September 25, 2010

Visit Eric’s web site www.ericswanson.com to see what he’s up to.