About Phil Reid
Living near the ocean in Florida gives you a kind of magical visual perspective. The light is softer than a cloud in the morning, then becomes a pounding force as the day moves along.
The morning light is good for portraits as well as seascapes and landscapes. The warmth of the sun is very apparent by the color of its light when it first rises above the horizon. It seems to mellow and caress everything it touches.
This soft light brings out the beauty in just about everything. However, handling the midday blast of Florida sunshine takes a bit of practice. For beach scenes, architecture or cityscapes it can have a special appeal. A photograph of a bright blue sky filled with puffy cumulus clouds speaks of Florida.
In traveling to other places, rural or urban, the subtle differences in the qualities of the light stand out and bring up new ways of seeing images. Whether making scenic photographs, close-ups or lifestyle shots, it is a always good to add new dimensions to the work.
Moving into the studio brings entirely new ways of creating photographs. The ability to continuously change the relationship between subject and light source brings endless possibilities to bear. Food photography is really a field all on its own. (Pun probably intended.) The development of wonderful relationships between shape, light and texture - as well as the other design elements - make this form of image making an endless delight.
A photographer lives with, within and through light. This is a good thing.
The morning light is good for portraits as well as seascapes and landscapes. The warmth of the sun is very apparent by the color of its light when it first rises above the horizon. It seems to mellow and caress everything it touches.
This soft light brings out the beauty in just about everything. However, handling the midday blast of Florida sunshine takes a bit of practice. For beach scenes, architecture or cityscapes it can have a special appeal. A photograph of a bright blue sky filled with puffy cumulus clouds speaks of Florida.
In traveling to other places, rural or urban, the subtle differences in the qualities of the light stand out and bring up new ways of seeing images. Whether making scenic photographs, close-ups or lifestyle shots, it is a always good to add new dimensions to the work.
Moving into the studio brings entirely new ways of creating photographs. The ability to continuously change the relationship between subject and light source brings endless possibilities to bear. Food photography is really a field all on its own. (Pun probably intended.) The development of wonderful relationships between shape, light and texture - as well as the other design elements - make this form of image making an endless delight.
A photographer lives with, within and through light. This is a good thing.