For my Day 12 shot of the Photo A Day project I happened to walk by some cool tree shadows on the way to my car from my office, and I couldn’t resist stopping for some photos. It made me realize that we are much too often looking at the objects around us for photography inspiration, but forget to look at the shadows beneath and around these objects or just the lack of light that makes for some cool images. (See Stephanie’s great silhouette shot for an example of this.)

Remember when you’re out looking for interesting things to photograph, don’t forget about the light and shadows that the objects around you create.