About Shadow and Light Photography

 RASHAD A. PENN aka LILNASSAU

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST

CEO AND FOUNDER OF SHADOW AND LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

 

I AM A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER CONTINUINGLY PERFECTING MY SKILLS AS AN OUTDOOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND A TRAVEL STOCK AND FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER.  BORN AUGUST 12, 1977 IN NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS AND RAISED BETWEEN NASSAU AND GRAND BAHAMA (SEA GRAPE, EIGHT MILE ROCK, HAWKSBILL AND FREEPORT.) I WAS INTRODUCED TO PHOTOGRAPHY BY MY FATHER AT THE TENDER AGE OF EIGHT AND CONTINUALLY GRAVITATED TOWARDS ANY CAMERA IN THE HOME, TAKING PHOTOS OF WHATEVER CAUGHT MY ATTENTION.  I PRESENTLY FOCUS MY ATTENTION ON OUTDOOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, NATURE, LAND AND SEASCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, AND BAHAMAS TRAVEL STOCK AND FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY BUT I AM PROFICIENT IN MANY OTHER TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

 

AFTER CONTINUALLY USING A NUMBER OF POINT AND SHOOT FILM CAMERAS I FINALLY PURCHASED MY FIRST FILM SLR (SINGLE LENS REFLEX CAMERA) IN THE SUMMER OF 1997, A MINOLTA MAXXUM 300SI AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT FOCAL LENGTHS I FOUND A PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHING NATURE AND HISTORIC SITES.  HAVING A LOVE FOR THE BEAUTY OF MY COUNTRY I SET OUT TO CAPTURE AS MUCH AS I COULD RANGING FROM SUNRISES AND SUNSETS, ANIMALS, FLOWERS AND INTERESTING LIGHT PATTERNS.  TODAY I STILL PHOTOGRAPH THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE BAHAMAS USING THE NIKON BRAND CAMERA AND ACCESSORIES.

 

I COMPLETED THE PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PHOTOSHOP CS4 TRAINING.  THESE ACCREDITATIONS HAVE ALLOWED ME TO FOCUS MORE ON THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE EDITING OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMMERCIAL USES.  I HAVE STUDIED THE USE OF NATURAL AND AVAILABLE LIGHT ALONG WITH FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY.  THE STUDY OF LIGHT AND HOW IT SETS THE MOOD AND TONE OF A PHOTO LED ME NAME MY WORK SHADOW AND LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY.  IT IS THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN SHADOWS AND LIGHT THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH AND A GREAT ONE.

 

I HAVE STUDIED TRAVEL, CHILD, PET, WEDDING, FASHION, MACRO, ARCHITECTURE, GLAMOUR, NUDE, SPORTS, ADVERTISING AND STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY, STUDIO AND LOCATION PORTRAITURE, PHOTOJOURNALISM AND PHOTO MICROSCOPY.  THE STUDY OF ANSEL ADAMS ZONE SYSTEM HAS ALSO INSPIRED ME TO ALWAYS ACHIEVE THE PERFECT EXPOSURE NO MATTER WHAT ASPECT OF PHOTOGRAPHY I MAY BE USING.

 

MY GOALS FOR SHADOW AND LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY IS FAR REACHING THAN ONE PERSON CAN ACHIEVE. THIS IS ANOTHER REASON FOR NOT NAMING MY WORK AFTER MY NAME (IE. PENN PHOTOGRAPHY OR PHOTOGRAPHY BY RASHAD)

 

MY ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR SHADOW AND LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC, HERE AT HOME IN THE BAHAMAS AND THE WORLD ABROAD, WITH GREAT PHOTO MEMORIES, FINE ART PRINTS AND OTHER PHOTO PRODUCTS OF THE BAHAMAS AND ITS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, AT REASONABLE AND COMPETITIVE PRICES.