Definition Essay On Shadows

As you look at your surroundings, do you notice the different shapes that are created by shadows? Shadows are all around us, and no one ever notices how in a picture how they can change a person’s perspective on the item in the photo. Though often overlooked, shadows demonstrate a unique perspective of everyday life.
Shadows are a part of everything we do even though no one ever takes into consideration how beautiful and unique they are. The first four photos show inanimate objects’ shadows that do not easily relay the theme. In these photos, the images focus more on the object itself instead of the shadow that is portrayed through the sun shining down on each object. In everyday life there are shadows that we never notice because we never …show more content…
The people who viewed the photos understood the most caught on to the theme with the photos that were unclear. Ashley Griffie looked at the first two photos and said the photos are very colorful, and you can faintly see the shadow from the boat, and I can see the shadows coming off the clothes. She saw just from those two pictures that they connect through shadows. The next person who was viewing the photos got a little confused while looking through the pictures because she did not understand how the first couple of pictures were related. By the fifth picture she finally figured out the theme. Jade Eubanks said I see in the first couple that all the pictures are colorful and warm feeling, I don’t really see how they relate. In this picture I see the shadow of the boys and now looking back at the other ones I now see how they all have shadows in them too. Because some of the pictures did not clearly show the shadows, it was harder to for her to depict the theme of the photos. The last person who viewed the photos caught on the theme quick and she was talking about the beauty and the colors that were in each picture. Kylee Beth Westbrook said that in the last couple of photos she could see how the shadows were showing contrast from the pretty and colorful flowers. Also, she said how the shadows with the Aztec prints gave her an Egyptian vibe. She realized exactly what the theme was, and she was able to pick out the beauty and uniqueness that the shadow was bringing