Drama 16 Stage Lighting

This photo was taken by my roommate, Rachel Gurevich, for her self-portrait project.

Theme: Shadow

Description: A world of complete darkness envelopes the atmospheric haze. A black suffocation takes over as the last sliver of hope and the last trace of light swiftly sneaks away. The pavement, cold to the touch without the warmth of a gentle light, becomes cruel and unwelcoming. Yet, the supporting ground is the only sense of security as everything surrounding you starts to fade into the belly of blackness. Half of you begins to fade into the darkness as well, while the other half is illuminated by the dim glow that could disappear just as quickly. Darkness and light, shadow and form, and wholeness that soon disperses into the half that is now lost. The boundary between the two worlds is revealed.

I chose this picture because it reminded me of the lecture on Stanley McCandless. He said that to make stage lighting look natural, one side of the actor’s face will have to be lit with warm light and the other with cooler light, because one is rarely looking straight-on into a lighting source. Here we see a man, the left side of his face illuminated, and the right side in almost total darkness. His left eye looks so warm and available, the wrinkle around his mouth looks like the shadow of a smile. But he is not looking at us head-on, and only a small catch-light from his pupil is visible in his right eye — the lighting and the subtly turned head gives the impression that he has a secret. I wonder what he is hiding?

http://www.jeffmaddenphotography.com/People/Headshots/i-kdChZjR/0/L/Dave-Parrish-Headshot-L.jpg

2.http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/portrait-photography-lighting-when-one-color-is-not-enough/

3. portrait or strong central figure

4. I like how fun the colored lights are on her face. The colors are so saturated that is looks like she has hair died those colors. Even with all three colors, they each are able to remount the same and not blend. The three colors remain very distinct on her face. It is a really fun image and the color adds dynamic even though she is sitting still.