Week 6 - Obsession

This week's theme was hard for me because I kept asking myself what obsession had to do with lighting. So, I decided to look up the definition of the word "obsessed." To be obsessed is to "preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent." This picture that I took outside of my friend's house reminds me of that definition. The first thing that came into mind when I read it was a stalker. A stalker preoccupies their mind with someone to a troubling extent. In the image, my shadow happen to be cast on the door, which made it look like someone mysterious is standing outside of a house - like they are waiting to catch their prey. The shadows of the trees add to this creepy image because the shape of the leaves are reminiscent of sharp claws. This makes it look like there are other creatures waiting for the victim inside the house. Since this picture was taken at night, the dim light source of the streetlamp on the sidewalk makes everything look that much darker and scarier. The image doesn't give much information as to who exactly is outside of this house or why they are so obsessed with whoever's inside.