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Lighting & Shadow Illusion

August 17, 2011 By Eric Reagan

Check out the above video, which uses some lighting magic to make our photographic brains hurt.  After you’ve watched it, can you explain why this illusion occurs?  Leave a comment below.

[via Strobist]

Filed Under: Lighting Tagged With: illusion, Lighting, photography, shadows

 

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