6.2 Light and Shadow

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

6.2 Light and shadow

Planning:

Learn about direct light, indirect light and diffuse light

Learn about rays of light and the absence of light (shadow)

Why does a photographer use this type of equipment?

What type of lightsource produces this type of shadow?

Which type(s) of lightsource do we prefer for our homes?

Make a photo of any indirect lightsource you can see.

Light and shadow

Light always travels in a straight lines, called rays.

When something blocks a ray of light there will from a shadow behind it

When only a part of the light gets blocked a penumbra is formed (only a bit shadowy)

When all of the light is blocked an umbra is formed (full shadow)

The last ray of light which can pass by an object is called an edge ray, you need to use these in drawings to determine where and how shadows are formed.

Now go and do the exercises of 6.2