Week 4 - Gritty Night

So, as usual, I was up late not being able to sleep. I posted if anyone wanted to go on a late night photo shoot. Sonya responded and we went out on our journey. We stopped near the construction over in the Humanities department. Immediately, I was drawn to the overly cool lights that illuminated the scaffold covered ramp. The light gleamed bright in the dark of night. When posing Sonya, I noticed a beautiful backlight silhouette it was giving her. I loved the picture but had to add one little touch. I took out my LED panel and gently shined a red light on her. The mix of the stone cold backlight and the red fill light created not only a gritty look, but a look of mystery. The hard bluefish color with a soft red. When lighting, a lot of people immediately turn to red as it overpowers the image, but I wanted a viewer to be able to be drawn to both the kinds of lighting in this picture. Together, the contrast of blue(ish) vs. red, harsh vs. soft, created this beautiful image that can be interpreted in several ways, depending on the viewer.