For this blog post, I tried to experiment with the visual storytelling concepts I learned about while doing research last semester. I did two rough sketches to try out how the light situation in an environment can change its mood. Scenes seem more unsettling to us when details of it are hidden, like in the nighttime image the viewer would not know what is hidden in the shadows, creating a sense of uneasiness.
The well-lit image seems more friendly and inviting to us because we can clearly make out all the details. This technique of hiding certain parts of the image to create uncertainty does not only work well for daytime/nighttime situations but it can be used in any context, of course.
