His father was a fan of Laurel and Hardy. In those films, Hockney saw clear sharp shadows all the time, even if the setting was Christmas. He decided he wanted to live in a place like that, where the sun shone and, I think, illuminated the world.
Whenever I arrive in LA, I’m struck by the quality of light. Its as unique as the Old Masters light in The Netherlands and the Renaissance light of Italy.
I recall when I captured this I became aware of that quality of light and tried to capture it in the images, bringing it through the post-processing as well.
The refined approaches of Vincent Versace’s new book,Welcome to Oz 2.0: A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop
are contributing to my ability to communicate the quality of light. I’m working on making it my own since my goals are to emphasize the experience of light in a particular place.
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Author: James Vornov
I'm an MD, PhD Neurologist who left a successful academic career on the Faculty of The Johns Hopkins Medical School to develop new treatments in Biotech and Pharma. I became fascinated with how people actually make decisions based on the science of decision theory and emerging understanding of how the brain works to make decisions. My passion now is this deep explanation of what has been the realm of philosophy, psychology and self help but is now understood as brain function. By understanding our brains, I believe we can become happier, more successful people.
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