Friday Image With Words: "The Light We Use Changes What We See" - Simple Photography Tips by Michael Blyth

We often believe we are seeing clearly, when in truth we are seeing by the light we have chosen, inherited, or failed to question. the light we use changes what we see;That's true in photography. It's also true in how we see people.

Sea glass from the North Devon shore, photographed under ultraviolet light.

"The Light We Use Changes What We See" is the thought behind this Friday Image with words.

We often believe we are seeing clearly, when in truth we are seeing by the light we have chosen, inherited, or failed to question. That is true in photography. It is also true in how we see people.

This week's image is sea glass photographed under UV light — revealing the uranium minerals in Victorian-era pieces that glow vivid green in ordinary daylight.

The theme: we judge things, and people, by the light we use to look at them.

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