Sometimes you just look up and there it is—a photo just waiting to be made. I was laying in bed one morning, looking up at my drapes. I liked how the light just grazed the top of the fabric, so I picked up my phone and recorded it. I made several exposures, but this is my favorite because of the angle.

The processing was simple. I cropped a little, converted the image to black and white, and adjusted the contrast. That was it—normal processing, nothing fancy. This is all about the quality of the light and the angle of the curtain rod. It’s about responding to what you see and knowing it’s got potential.