Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Week #6: Justice; Warm light from only one 45 angle on a subject

Recently I had a friend take a picture of my character at Halloween Horror Nights, and right as we were about to take the photo during the twilight hours of the evening,  a light flicked on right next to me and lit the image below. The light is very close to the subject of the photo and was almost exact 45 degrees off to the subject's right side and above. The light is a very warm hue of yellows and oranges. These colors feel very dry to me, kind of off-putting, but I think that helps with the tone of the image. I really enjoy the fact that the subject is only lit on one side in this photo because of the shadows that are cast. I believe these shadows help exaggerate the "horror" tone of the character by giving this slightly hidden appearance, in my opinnion. Also the light appears to almost be shuttered near the top of the photo which makes me feel like this character is purposely standing in a specific, hard cut spot of hot light. The idea that he is doing this purposely makes me think more about the "horror" aspect; the character wants me to be able to see him, this action is purposeful.

1 comment:

  1. Great photo to look at after studying angles today! Definitely has that raw eerie quality when only able to see half of his facial features! The color tone definitely seems offputting, makes me wonder what this monster is doing after hours haha (or before hours ;)

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