S H Bean ~ Photographer

Cast Shadows in the landscape

By S H Bean on November 8, 2014

In this new body of work I am investigating the relationship of cast shadows and the landscape. Cast shadows allow me to construct visual planes or depth cues in the image, which in turn helps to highlight those raised regions that would otherwise not be perceived. At this point in time I am concerned with cast shadows and not form shadows and I have created a table listing key elements of a cast shadow and the number of possible combinations. This work reflects my visual interpretation of the profane (or the commonplace subject) and my attempts at revealing the invisible within it. In some ways I am just continuing the tradition in Art of seeking or understanding imminent visibility, that is everything especially the profane object holds.

Perfect results are infrequent and more often a complete failure.

Cast shadows (assuming the object is opaque) and their possible combinations (240) including light type:

Light type	Length	Edge	Shading	Color
Daylight	Short	Hard	Light	Neutral
Artificial	Medium	Diffused	Grey	Color
Mixed	Long		Black
Moonlight	Abstract
	Deformed