Rae Crocker Week 1

This photo is actually one of my favorite photos of me, ever, in large part because of all the contrasting colors that create dimension and depth. From a back angle the amber street light creates a halo through my hair. The amber even manages to brush across my cheeks, constrasting with the lavender tinted light coming from the flourescent Applebee's sign in front of me. The coolness of the lavender matches the cool shade of the blue sky at dusk, both of which contrast with the amber streetlight. Another thing I like about this photo is how it demonstrates that complimentary colors can be found out in the real world coincidentally without having to be purposefully put together with the intent of looking pretty. Here the saturate amber light, the vibrant green tree and the deep blue sky all work together to create a beautiful, dynamic background while the tint-y lavender light brings the subject of the photo into the foreground creating depth.

Initially, looking at this photo, I thought that there was no depth on my face. That it looked kind of flat, like a front light was hitting it. And that's something I definitely struggle with when it comes to lighting design. How much front light is too much? How much is too little? How much front light can I put on without losing all the sculpting I just did? My sister, a graphic artist, remade this photo for a project, that really showed me how much depth there was in my face, though more subtle in the original photograph.

The sublte shadowing on my face created by the high front flourescent Applebee's light and the back angle streetlight, grazing across my face. My hair creates shadows across my forehead and face where it blocks the light. Together, the amber and lavender light create a natural flow of warm and cool shadows across my face.