In a small square deep in the labyrinth of streets in the Old City in Jerusalem lies the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The approach through the Christian Quarter of the Old City leads down a broad stone stairway and then a left turn into the square. The effect is of descending into a place … Read more
‘Rembrandt’ or ‘chiaroscuro’ lighting accentuates the focal point of the composition by bathing it in light and surrounding the focal point by darker recesses. The Italian word ‘chiaroscuro’ means light and dark, and the alternative name of ‘Rembrandt’ lighting comes from the fact that he created that lighting effect in a lot of his paintings … Read more
The flower sellers in Kirkgate market in Leeds sell fresh cut flowers and pot plants. They set out the cut flowers and bouquets in buckets that spread over the stalls and the ground in front of them in a swathe of color. The color is not set out randomly, but rather it is sculpted in … Read more