Noir lighting

Walter Wanger was a successful independent producer who in the 1940's was married to actress Joan Bennett. Bennett was in several Wanger pro...

London was covered in "fog" at the beginning of the 20th Century, culminating in the Great Smog in 1952.

Once you've learned the basics of lighting, composition, and camera settings, one of the hardest things to figure out as a photographer is your personal

Neo-noirs have been popular favorites since Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974) brought the style back to modern filmmaking. What is your favorite neo-noir film?

Hunger pangs Cravings For connection Reaching out To an inner light Remembering A heart That beats Cherishing The sacred Essence of Self Holding Life In my hands Breathing in Presence Gently. © …

Film Noir shoot number 2 with the BTCR photo crew and our principal actor Caspar Braithwaite :) This time I wanted to explore the look of a downward shaft of light used so effectively in many noir movies, and in Ridley Scott's Bladerunner, which to me is "noir in colour". You need some haze. I don't have a specific haze machine, but if you leave regular fog to marinate for a while it evens out nicely. A pop-up reflector can speed up the fog mixing process. The light shaft and nice sharp…

This is a picture of what a 1930's Hollywood Gangster looks like. I chose this picture because in the book Monster, the gang members are nothing like this "gangster". The gangsters in Monster and guys who wear oversized shirts with either blue as their main color, or red.:

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