Looking at Lighting

Evan Baden

Evan Baden’s portraits depict figures from the waist up

soft light and surrounded by shadows

In Baden’s photographs glow radiates from the screens of electronic devices, such as iPods, cell phones, and computers, rather than streaming in from a nearby window

“These devices grace us with the ability to instantly connect to other,” he states, “and at the same time they isolate us from those with whom we are connected. They allow for great freedom, yet so often we are chained to them.”

• http://www.mocp.org/collections/mpp/baden_evan.php

• http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/stilllife.htm

William John Smith

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Sarah Chambers, High School student

What kind of lighting was used in this photograph?

• What are your thoughts when you look at this image? What emotions do you feel?

• Fashion Photograph

How was this photograph taken? What type of lighting situation was used? Where is the light source coming from? What are your thoughts when you look at this image? What could you use in your home to achieve this affect?

Jeff Wall, Passerby 1996

• What’s different about this photograph?• How does this make you feel?

still from The Night of the Hunter, 1955