Listen "Seasons of Light"
Episode Synopsis
As the days get shorter, I find myself paying more attention to how light changes this time of year. The low angle of the sun, the long shadows, and the quiet warmth that hangs in the air all ask for a slower kind of seeing. In this week’s episode of The Perceptive Photographer, I talk about using this shift in light as an opportunity think about how we approach our work and to build a small quick body of work.
Rather than chasing dramatic scenes, I try to get you think about noticing how light itself becomes the subject. It might be the way it falls through a window, glows across a field, or touches a face at the end of the day. By returning to the same place over several weeks, you can start to feel how light shapes emotion, color, and time. This isn’t about making perfect images. It is about paying attention to the rhythm of the season and how it reflects what is happening inside us. Autumn light carries both beauty and melancholy, a reminder that everything changes. Sometimes the best photograph is simply the one that helps us notice that truth.
Rather than chasing dramatic scenes, I try to get you think about noticing how light itself becomes the subject. It might be the way it falls through a window, glows across a field, or touches a face at the end of the day. By returning to the same place over several weeks, you can start to feel how light shapes emotion, color, and time. This isn’t about making perfect images. It is about paying attention to the rhythm of the season and how it reflects what is happening inside us. Autumn light carries both beauty and melancholy, a reminder that everything changes. Sometimes the best photograph is simply the one that helps us notice that truth.
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