I am always looking for the light. It can be 11 o’clock at night and the shadows change slightly in the hallway because a cat walked past the nightlight, I notice.
When I am in a shaded alleyway between two buildings, but there is still beautiful light reflected on my son’s face, I turn to see where it emanates from.
My husband is a musician and will notice every note of every song that is playing in the background of his noisy workplace. That is how I am with light. I notice it, always. I am always keenly aware of its quality and intensity. It’s warmth or coolness. It’s lack or abundance.
Light is energy. My job is to capture that energy and use it in a way, regardless of its abundance or lack, to create emotion in an image, a visceral reaction by the viewer.