Shadow Art

In this project we are going to explore interactive shadow art. Shadows have always been important in photography—being that we are always dealing with light, shadows are the absence of light and therefore in most of our photos. How can you use the shadow to enhance your artwork? Tell a story? Or even interact with your viewer? You can set up items to photograph, go outside and look for natural shadow art in the world, allow someone to interact with the shadow, or even allow the shadow to interact with the world. 

Assignment:
For this assignment you will photograph 50 digital frames of shadow art. Consider what you want to create. Do you want interactive shadow art, where the shadow becomes part of the world that the person is interacting with, or even becomes a character that interacts with the physical world? Would you prefer to make shadow art using objects or allow the organic world to naturally create shadow and add to the composition? You can approach this in a few different ways (or all the ways) and make something interesting. 

Steps:
• Start this project on a sunny day...the sun is the easiest way to do this
• Walk around your house seeing if there are any interesting shadows that fall across the walls or the floor
• Consider making your own shadows and controlling the environment with a strong light source and enlist your friends and family for some help to make these more fun!