Drama 16 Stage Lighting

http://www.APersonalTao.com

Theme: Surreal

This is a photograph of a women in front of a sunset making some sort of gesture. Even though this picture lives in a realistic environment, the way the woman’s body is lit from the back looks unnatural. We can see all the edges and curves, but we cant see any detail on the surface because the light comes only from the back. The peach over whelms the land and dictates what is seen or not seen. An image like this reminds me of a intense dream where you follow a mysterious figure through a unrecognizable world.

  2.http://www.flickr.com/photos/besiaman/5867059658/

Flickr, Luca Bettarini

3. One source

4. When  you strip things down to one vantage point you assume that you need to see the image but what I like about this is that it is lit from behind which you would assume would make the subject in shadow. This is the exact opposite the shadows is what make the front details come out. The thin spots in the rine create contrast with the thicker areas. One source eludes some mystery and simplicity which can be taken in any direction in a lighting design.