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This is my ragtag collection of black and white objects. Despite appearances, the image is colour. I chose a grey setting so that neither white or black items would disappear into the background.
I positioned my light as far to the right as I could:
Points of note:
• The lightbulb is an LED bulb, so my make-shift shade is not a fire hazard.
• I use my computer to control my camera, and also provide a much larger viewing window - hence why I couldn't have the light any further to the right!
• If you think it looks a bit haphazard, consider the full image:
• ... and if you think my "spotlight" is precarious, be thankful I have no photo of the setup for the alternative light angle. (I had to hook the standard lamp over the conservatory's cross bar, and employ a glamourous assistant to hold it in place, along with keeping the mains lead off the heater whilst I took some shots).
Anyways, health and safety issues aside, here are the objects:
(in no particular order)
A black flask.
A black watering can.
White kitchen towel.
A black and white coffee mug.
A pet hairdryer attachment.
A white egg cup.
Considering I'm using a supposed 150W spotlight, the shadows are not exactly spectacular.
I then moved the light to point from a the left:
I'm not too sure what can be said about the shadows, apart from that their shape more or less matches that of the object casting it.
The only interesting shadows for me were caused by the handles of the coffee mug and the watering can, which produced new shapes akin to ovals.
Perhaps the grey paper could be blamed for absorbing the shadows, or at least making them less distinct?
The close proximity of the shapes didn't help either, because anything casting a shadow onto a black object is going to lose its shadow. However, I was limited by space and tried to arrange the objects in the optimum position for viewing them all.
© Kevin Warren - fibrocreativity (fc)
