2) 06/26/2013, photo taken by me 9:55pm
3) THEME:Bizzare
4) DESCRIPTION: The castle is lit with shades of pink and purple. The cheshire cat can be made out by his distinct, glowing eyes and his wide smile. The lights somehow create the illusion that he is transparent, as he moves back and forth between being visible and invisible. Alas, this is just light on a solid background, and not the cheshire cat.
2. Bizarre
3. Although it looks like quite a normal photo, this was a bizarre day. This photo is of Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf (Sweden’s king and queen). Because it was our king’s 50th year on the throne, my work had a performance for him, which he attended, as did other important Swedish people. I think the lights that are sort of blending them in with the actors are a way of representing the way we see our monarch, more humanised and less on a pedestal. For us they kind of just exist, it’s not much like the british royal family.
Photo from Google
Theme: Bizarre
This theme made me think about the glow in the dark mini-golf place in my hometown that shut down a few years ago. I couldn’t find any pictures of it so I just found a different place, but everyone in elementary school had their birthday parties there and the black light and neon colors always gave me a headache. The picture is contrasted between the bright colors and the seemingly empty space between them. Its an underwater themed mini-gold course and the eye almost doesn’t know where to look as there’s so much to process and so many bright colors. The lighting is so alien and unnatural that it’s almost disconcerting to look at, there’s so much going on it feels impossible to describe but it is certainly bizarre.
Photo from the TMT Company, of their Little Shop of Horrors set
Theme: Bizarre
When I initially found this picture, it was extremely disorienting. I believe that this set is slanted towards the audience to make the buildings feel like they are leaning over you and there is no escape. This, along with the blue, purple, and black shadows, makes it feel very tense and strange, almost scary. The yellow-orange light coming from the windows makes it look as if the buildings have eyes, and they are watching us. The fact that center stage is lit, and we can actually see it also is kind of bizarre and makes me a little uncomfortable. It feels like something is supposed to be there, or like something was there and it was taken.
Photo from Google
Theme: Bizarre
With this weeks theme I immediately thought of the Turkish bazaar as I have visited in the past and my moms house is now adorned with the colorful lights seen here. While I understand I took the theme rather literally, the colorful lamps, a collage of small colorful pieces of glass all lit by the same bulb, provide a unique and slightly bizarre lighting experience. This picture shows an area of a bazaar that is undercover, a protection from the heat. This often results in harsh unnatural and cold lighting much like the high lamps seen in the back of the picture. What I appreciate about this picture is how the area in the forefront and all the way in the back show how the multicolored lamps bring a greater sense of warmth but not necessarily any identifiable colors other than on the glass itself.
2.) A photograph by Matthew Murphy for the musical “35mm: A Musical Exhibition”
3.) Bizarre
4.) While the subject of the photo is already arguably very bizarre, I feel that it is the lighting in this photo that really takes it to the next level. The vignette around the edge of the photo makes it seem like the room is dark except for the single spot light hitting the center, creating an ominous and threatening atmosphere. This light is clearly also coming from the side, as it half of the deer head and body are in shadow, and the shadow against the wall is also at a side angle. This creates a shadow puppet-like effect, and gives the image an extra layer of depth, evoking a much stronger emotion than if there was no shadow. The extreme contrasts between the highlights and shadows in the photo make the image disconcerting to look at. It makes me wonder what the story behind the image is. Most interestingly to me, it seems as though there is a slightly brighter light outlining the subject, which is most clearly seen on the hand. I wonder if that is an effect of the editing or how they got the light to do that?
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