Chris Laforet says:
White light refracted and reflected creates color. It is this transformation that causes light to sing, a solo in some cases, a well tuned chorus in others, and even a cacophony at times. A lens colorizes and intensifies the light. Here is a Fresnel lens from a lighthouse light, arrayed in such splendid tones and overtones of color.
Chris Laforet says:
Light picks out detail and highlights it. Shadows emphasize these highlights and bring them forwards. Lines and circles, squares and sinusoidal shapes all come alive in the right light. Tones and colors tingle our eyes in just the right way until we respond with a sigh of wonder.
Chris Laforet says:
Color, spawned by light and carried by its waves, also creates contrasts. Colors can be complementary, which means that they are opposite each other on the color wheel. These pairs of colors, when placed beside each other, tend to vibrate and contrast thus adding interest and tension to scenes. Yellow and purple, green and red, and orange and blue are some of the key examples. Sunsets are especially beautiful because these complements crash into each other, crescendoing a scene to new heights of beauty.
Chris Laforet says:
Sometimes darkness does not await the departure of dusk. An intense storm brings a blanket of obscurity with its clouds and creates tremendous contrast to a scene. Storm scenes touch us in different ways than night scenes do for they portent violence and uncertainty to the human soul.
Chris Laforet says:
Nighttime cloaks some faults and exposes other overlooked features in any scene. The moon reflects the hidden sun's light back towards the camera and adds romance in the sky. Stars peek through the firmament, their age-old light pushing back the darkness ever so slightly, to announce their presence. Artificial lighting blares its color and spills it over objects. Dark and light tug at each other...
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