Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1. Theme: Shadows
2. Description: Although this image is in black and white, I felt it showed the shadows even more than an image in color. I find that there are more shadows on my friend’s face and hair so then it shows dimension. Without the shadows, this image would look flat and almost like a line drawing. Shadows don’t have to be on a wall or on the ground, they are on our faces and our hair to give us dimension.

1. 2/4/19 at around 8:45 am in the student center in front of freshens
2. Objective Description: My friend was sitting next to me while the sun was rising through one of the upper-level windows and created a bokeh in the lower right-hand corner of the image I had taken. The light was an almost perfect circle in the upper left-hand corner of the image and created a heavenly glow around her head.
3. Subjective Description: The moment had reminded me about the light and the darkness in the world. Both are depicted in this image by the sun and the shadow. By having a small bokeh in the corner of the darker side of the image, it also showed how whenever you think it is dark, there is always some kind of light.

Sunrise/Sunset

Sun rising over an barren industrial area of town. The light creates an illusions of glowing clouds and cascades over the edges of the building. the left side of the photo is still mostly dark, the angle of the sunlight not yet reaching it. The morning sunlight casts rose and amber hues across the sky

1. Date: 3/14/18, Time: about 9:15 am, Location: Lowe 201
2. The blinds are pulled up and a combination of light, shapes and shadows are reflected against the whiteboard.
3. I am taking notes in my morning lighting class when the professor pulls the blinds from one of the classroom’s windows, closest to the whiteboard. As the blinds go up, a literal and metaphorical window of light grows upon the lower right corner of the whiteboard. There are several boxes of light that make up the entire window. Within this window, there is a shadow of a tree and its branches, swaying back and forth into view.

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2. Found on: https://www.boredpanda.com/mysterious-cat/
3. Theme: Mysterious
4. Although one could tell what the creature is, the only thing hidden in the shadows is the face, more specifically, the eyes. As the eyes are said to be the most expressive part of the body, the figure gives off a somewhat off-putting feeling of anticipation

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2. Found on http://www.earthporm.com/25-photos-shadows-tell-different-story/
3. Theme: Shadows
4. While the picture itself is very simple and self-explanatory, I was drawn to it by the shadow presented. The sun, while not visible in the photo, is shining down from behind the bird and displaying a shadow of spreading wings, as if ready to take flight. However, the bird is in a relaxed and stationary position. Perhaps this could reflect the natural desire for a living creature to “spread their wings and “soar,” as a means of reaching true potential. Creatures such as birds are already capable of flight, but maybe those usually stuck on the ground, could be inspired by this photo to feel as though they are flying and nothing can bring them down.

2. Found on eloisephotographyprojects.blogspot.com

Photo by Eloise Cribb

3. This photo creates a fear of the unknown in anyone who sees it. Shadows are often used to reveal things that are unseen by the human eye. This creates a feeling of unease and wariness of the thing we will never know or understand until it’s too late (as shown in the photo). The room is also fairly dim, which causes an ominous ambiance around the actions in the photo.

Shade created by a texture of a roof style: Pintrest

I found this photo while browsing photography images online. What I like about this image is how you cannot see what the top is shaped but you can see the shadow of the shape. The light is coming from the top left in this image. I also like that the photo is in black and white so you can enjoy the shadows and intensities in the image.

2. This was a photo taken by me a good few months ago during the summer months at HOFSTRA

3. Theme: Shadows

4. This photo has a good use of one light source from behind to light the gazebo. This also makes sure what bits of the gazebo get in the way to allow for a nice shadowed effect over some of the crosswalk. This photo also has a nice mix of greens and wood grain made brighter by the contrast.

2) I found the photo originally on Pinterest, however I then found it came from this photographer’s facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/%CE%97-%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%B8%CF%89%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B7-%CE%A4%CE%97%CE%A3-%CE%A8%CE%A5%CE%A7%CE%97%CE%A3-175758159124105/ )

3) THEME: Shadows

4) DESCRIPTION: I was drawn to this photo because of the contrast of the piercing light on the girls face and the darker, shadows around it. The middle of the photo gives off an abrasive mood because of the bright geometric shade of the light. Having the light positioned right in the girl’s eyes creates this feeling because everyone can understand the painful  feeling when one gets a bright light shined in their eyes. Everywhere else in the photo, the shadows are more prominent. The feeling here is much more calm. This is because it is almost “the calm before the storm” type feeling. Overall, the strong contrast of the shadows and the light is very interesting to the eye in this photo.