Sciagraphy

Sciagraphy is the art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature. I studied sciagraphy for six months, drawing the effects of light and the shadows it cast on solid objects and the ground. When I was a kid I found a strip of old 35mm cinematic film that had been thrown out from the local picture theatre. I was fascinated by the fact that each frame was slightly different to that which preceded it and to those that followed it. I had a toy projector in which the film could be wound through manually and my interest in photography began. The light, shade and colour of the film impressed me and seemed magical. Getting my first box camera soon afterwards clinched my further interest and I've had many cameras since. The quality of light and shade are photographic elements that have been all important to me since those early experiences.