Here is a shot of a swimming pool at the Las Brisas apartment community.

I was out shooting an apartment community in the evening, and the light was dropping fast. I saw this heavily textured palm tree and thought that an element like that would really add the the environment if placed large in the frame. The only problem with my composition, is that the trunk of the tree was in complete shade, and zero texture was being revealed. Continue reading “Photography & Lighting: Shade and Texture” »