ClearLight Imagery is my expression of collected images of the world around me. Almost all the images are candid, with no setup, lighting or anything else: truly ‘found art’ in the ordinary movement of humanity through life. I call these moments “superordinary” as the process of freezing time – the single most powerful aspect of still photography – focuses the eye and mind of the viewer on an image that would often otherwise go unnoticed, or pass out of perception occur in studio or pre-planned photography. The sole purpose of my editorial work is to balance out the technical ‘imperfections’ of the image [contrast, focus, color balance, etc.] that would detract from the core content of the image. Except for a few obvious exceptions, there is no “Photoshopping” of my work, no ‘filters’, airbrushing, etc. These are real images – as real as photography is anyway…

The vast majority of the images were shot with cellphone cameras (proving perhaps that “It’s the Indian, not the Arrow…”) in terms of cost/quality of tools vs quality of output… There are of course some SLR/DSLR and view camera shots, many earlier images were of course shot on film, later images are digital captures.

All images on this blog are shot by me and are © 1977-2021 by Ed Elliott / Clearlight Imagery. Any of these images or portions of this blog may be shared under ‘fair use’ as long as I am credited and the copyright is maintained. Requests for prints or high-resolution images for private or commercial use may be addressed to ed@clearlightimagery.com