Week 10-simple but not simple lighting

This photo is of my dashboard in my car at night. At first I was looking for something really cool and innovative to take a picture of. However, I hadn’t been on the lookout as much for just the little things I had thought something big will come to me and I’ll take a picture of it. So then as I waited for that big thing and nothing came I started to look around me and I saw my dashboard of my car. When I took the picture I noticed how beautiful and vibrant the colors looked at night. The way the purple surrounded the lights and looked reminded me of lights we used in class. I noticed how the purple looks peaceful yet striking and it made me think of how this could be used in theatrical lighting. I think that it is representative of power, but a fair power. I can see this lighting be used for a ruler that is in charge but also fair. Over the course of this class and looking at lighting so closely I have realized how influential color can be to create a feeling. The tone of the color especially makes a difference in how the audience will perceive it even if it in not a conscience realization. This more blue tone of purple in my picture means something completely different than a more warm toned purple. It was also interesting to see how the other colors such as the green and red stood out because of the tone of the purple in my picture. The red especially because it is more warm it contrasted the blueish purple and made it more apparent. This would be a good way to have something stand out on stage as well to have it be a completely different color tone. Overall, this picture, although simple, helped me see a lot about color and how it influences lighting.