Model Stages

I was going through some old things/works and throwing them out when I came across two models that I made for Scenic Design. I threw them out but not before taking pictures so I can save them in my portfolio. I realized I needed good lighting in order for these pictures to come out well and not too dark or yellow so I chose natural lighting: the sun.

The light was actually coming through the window and through some blinds so it had some interesting effects on the models. However, if these were real sets, the lighting wouldn't be "realistic" since the shapes the lighting makes on the floors do not match the doorways and windows of the models. In other words, it does not emulate how lighting would or should work if the models were life-size. Also, the natural light does not convey any sort of mood except maybe "happy, outdoors, bright, natural, etc." The appropriate lighting for the first model should be "creepy and desolate" and the second model should be "surreal and abstract." This is where colors would probably come in handy to work with and enhance the moods that the scenes and sets are trying to convey.