Upper School Art Gallery
Matthew Crocker TBS '10
A Light in the Darkness
Black and White Silver Print
I took this photo while exploring the affects of motion at lower shutter speeds, and experimented with multiple contrast filters and exposure times when I developed it. I had originally tried to capture the flickering of the candle in the wind, but the flame always went out too quickly, so I asked my mother to cup her hands around the candle so that the flame would be sheltered while I took the picture. The picture doesn't show as much of the motion that I was originally trying to convey, but instead creates a visual representation of the candle's light and warmth. I needed a darker environment to shoot at lower speeds, so I was limited to the time of day around sunset and twilight. It was dark when I took the picture, but not yet night. I could easily see both the candle and the background, a garden of lilies, but without significantly reducing the contrast of my print, the camera could not. This shot shows a good example of the shallow range of contrast allowed by the camera, when compared to the human eye. When making my print, I tried to retain some of the background detail, while still showing contrast between the flame and the surrounding hands.
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