art-photo-quiet-lightlisted

# Art Photo — Quiet Light Translate the reference into an original photographic system: atmosphere before spectacle, architecture as the frame, natural light as the stylist, and small human traces as the story. ## Load the references - Read [references/visual-language.md](references/visual-language.md) for every task. - Also read [references/shot-recipes.md](references/shot-recipes.md) when planning a shoot, carousel, photo essay, campaign, or multi-image sequence. - Read [references/sources.md](references/sources.md) only when provenance, attribution, or the evidence behind the style system matters. ## Establish the brief Identify the subject, location, intended use, aspect ratio, image count, season, time of day, available equipment, and non-negotiable details. Inspect every supplied reference image before proposing edits. Ask one concise question only when a missing answer would materially change the result. Otherwise state compact assumptions and proceed. Define the image in one sentence: `[quiet action or trace] + [place-defining spatial element] + [specific natural light] + [emotional temperature]` Prefer a lived moment over a generic destination view. ## Build the direction 1. Let the location lead. Inventory lines, thresholds, surfaces, wind, reflections, shadows, and signs of use before adding styling. 2. Choose one architectural idea: symmetry, layered depth, frame-within-frame, long axis, graphic shadow, or generous negative space. 3. Add one human ancho