The Dance of Light

There is a certain beauty to the incidental, unconsidered cell phone picture.  Their interest lies in all of the elements that the photographer traditionally attempts to avoid, the shafts of light invading the field, the broad circles of subtle color superimposed over the subject, the irregular distortions of the outline of an illuminated light bulb, its edges separating into distinct bands of white, yellow and orange.  If we can forget, for a moment, about our accumulated standards of photography, everything we've been taught about what makes a "bad" picture, then these images become captivating studies of the phenomenon of light.  

These are quick reference shots sent by the curator of a venue that we will be showing at in Los Angeles in December.  I am so tempted to just print these 40" x 60" on fine cotton rag paper, hang them on the walls that they depict and call it a day.