Looking for shadows in the light: Lloyd Fox’s Instagram graphics
Photos and text by Lloyd Fox: When I am out looking for Instagram pictures the first thing I do is to find distinctive or dramatic light and then look for the interesting lines, shapes or graphic designs within that area of light.
- Streaks of light shining through the Freedman’s Village Bridge in Arlington, Virginia. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Swirling fences in Worthington Valley. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Franchon Crews, The Heavy Hitting Diva during her boxing workouts in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Julia Elliott with her horse, Chief in Hydes, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Monument of Cecilius Calvert outside the Clarence Mitchell Jr. Courthouse in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Camden Yards before an Orioles- Boston Red Sox game. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Horse & Hive Farm in Hydes, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A pilot stands on the wing of his P40 Warhawk WWII fighter plane at Andrews Air Force Base. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Naval Academy midshipmen before a Navy football game in Annapolis,MD. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A horse takes a stroll in Hydes, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Fashion shoot at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A walk along N. Calvert Street at night. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A horse in the snow at Rutledge Ridge Farm in Fallston, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Preparations for the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Photographers scout out locations for remote cameras at for the 140th Preakness Stakes Pimlico Race Course. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Divining Rod walks back to the stables after a workout at the Fair Hill Training Center. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Police stand outside the Enoch Pratt Free Library on Pennsylvania Ave. during the Freddie Gray unrest. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A student at Johns Hopkins walks through campus. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- White Marsh Mall store window. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Light and shadow at the Horseshoe Casino. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Riding along Preston Street in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Columbia University Medical Center in New York. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Dance moves in Druid Hill Park. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Shapes and lines outside Camden Yards. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- National Aquarium in Baltimore’s pedestrian bridge in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Sculpture in Hopkins Plaza. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Jolly Roger Water Park in Ocean City, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Lines and shapes in New York. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Morgan State University campus in Baltimore, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Fountain in Patterson Park. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Dock at Pelican Cove in Islamorada, Florida. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A young baseball player makes his way through an indoor field in Hershey, PA. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A shipwright on the USS Constellation makes his way down the shroud on the ship. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Eating ice cream in Timonium, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- View of The Pride of Baltimore II. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Walking along Gay Street in Baltimore, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Federal Hill as seen through art from The American Visionary Arts Museum. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Taking in the beach breeze in Ocean City, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- The Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse in Baltimore, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Walking down the street along Guilford Ave. in Baltimore, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Light and shapes along Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Setting up for the Baltimore Book Festival at the Inner Harbor. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Gay Street under the 83 overpass. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Hopkins Plaza near sunset. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Walking along Gay Street in Baltimore, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A pedestrian is silhouetted by steam on St. Paul Place in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
I like having people somewhere in the picture, so once I have found the light and the space I am looking to shoot in, I wait for individuals on the street to enter or walk through my frame. Many of my images have been silhouettes, which I have found to be the most fun to capture because it requires me to be very attentive to the framing and composing of the image. Sometimes just a few inches left or right, up or down, can make all of the difference. I try to imagine what my image will look like in black-and-white before I shoot it. I use the native camera in the iPhone to shoot and edit all of my Instagram images. I post mainly in black-and-white because it highlights the foundation of photography – light and composition. More of my images can be found @lloyd1fox on Instagram.