Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1- 7 Feb 2020, 3AM, my room

2- OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION- a dark room, with very bright streetlights streaming in through horizontal blinds.

3- SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION- This is a sight I see relatively often, as I often struggle to fall asleep at night. The campus is so bright and, while I appreciate the safety of everything, the light peering in through my window can be irritating. It feels sometimes as if I’m being mocked by fluorescent white streetlights for the simple crime of wanting a good night’s sleep. Once again, they watch me fail.

2) I took this picture on October 3rd at 11 PM on the north side of campus.

3) THEME: Shadow

4) When I took this picture, I was on a walk in the rain with the girl I was seeing at the time. We both were talking about our appreciation for photography earlier and how we liked to stop to take pictures of things we would see cross our paths. When I saw the way the light was shining from behind the trees and the way the light and shadow fell, I had to stop both of us for a moment to appreciate how beautiful it was. There are other elements, such as the way the tiny water droplets reflected the light and shadow as well, that didn’t show that well in the picture, but it still looked stunning to me.

1) January 29-9:50 PM- My Bedroom

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The room was completely dark, save for a pink neon light that cast a room (already covered in an array of light pink decorations) in a warm, pink glow

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I was showing an old friend my room, as they had not seen it this year. I figured they would appreciate the neon sign, and how “me” the pink girls girls girls was. When we turned the lights off, and I saw their face illuminated by the soft, pink lighting, I understood how it truly feels to be hopelessly infatuated with a moment in time. I wanted to photograph it, or paint it. It felt dark, yet, at the same time,  soft and wholly intimate.