Week 1: Work Parking Lot

While leaving work sometime over this last summer, I found the urge to capture this photo while on the way to my car. I'm not one to often stop and take photos of 'random' scenes such as this but there was something about the way the sky had looked that night that made me take out my phone and snap a picture. The artificial yellow lighting from the parking lot lights creates a high contrast with the natural blues of the sky to create a dynamic scene. In looking back at this photo, as well as other class mates posts, I realize that there is such a large variety when it comes to how the sky can be represented. When thinking of a sunset, most people would conjure a visual of warm colors such as reds, oranges, pinks, purples, etc. which is a considerable norm for a sunset. Yet, in the case of this photo it was the at the tale end of the sunset and the sky is very much a vivid blue with a possible lavender base. Even more so, the clouds during this moment appear black in the photo, possibly absorbing the light rather than reflecting it? Either way, I find that moments like these provide more creative possibilities in designing for the theatrical world.