Week 9: silhouettes

I was really confused on how to use the cyc for my Glass Menagerie project. As I was walking home from work I passed a bus stop, one of the ones with the lit advertisements. I didn't think much of it until I passed the stop, and I felt lots of strong light hitting my back. I turned and saw that the side didn't have an ad, so light was just leaking out. I was thinking of how powerful it would be to have my black figure shown walking away from the sign. Sadly I was alone and it was 2 in the morning, so I couldn't take the photo myself or ask someone to be a model because no one was in sight. So I looked for the same concept in another setting. I was ogling the sunset as I usually do, and then I noticed how the trees were entirely black because all the light was hitting them from the other side. Bingo, I found my other picture. You don't really think about the trees usually because the sky is much more eye grabbing, but how different would it be without the trees being in shadow? If you could see them clearly it wouldn't make the scene as powerful, and would really turn the whole moment a lot more normal. That's what gave me inspiration for my project, but I'm not going to reveal anything until it's my turn to go! I can really apply this to my project though, the reveal of the figure's form while concealing their face can really prove for some interesting thoughts!