These pictures were taken outside of my apartment a few nights ago. The light, in my opinion, demonstrates some interesting points. As we move from a monochrome setting on the Nikon to a more colorful, realistic image, we see that the tone (or mood) of the pictures change from almost nostalgic and sad, to a more sinister feel.
The greyscale palette of this first picture makes it seem very out-of-place; the camo hat and modern t-shirt tell us that it was either taken recently or that Joe was a hundred years ahead of popular clothing styles for his day. Barring the second option, we can see how modern photography can manipulate time and place settings, even creating paradoxes between miss-en-scene and camera settings.
In this second picture some warmth comes back into the image as yellow and white, albeit dull, light becomes visible….
In this third picture, we see the color temperature increase across the red spectrum which, as we know from class, will cause our heart rate to rise, the hairs on the back of neck to stand up, and our minds to become more alert. The sharp lines between light and shadow gives this picture a sense of wonder, as well. The subject looks "boxed-in" by the wall of darkness behind him. Lines of light can be seen in the background that act almost as sentinels (or maybe monsters) guarding the line between light and dark.
Initially with these photos I was trying to make my shadow look as though it were swinging in the shadow of the hanging chain between the two posts in front of- and behind me. The picture doesn't work as well artistically as I had hoped, but we have still successfully captured a variety of lighting environments without actually changing the light on the ground or moving the camera. Neat!
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