i studied Gregory Crewdson in a course i took last year at RyChang and instantly fell in love with his work. his pictures usually have only one or two subjects and depict strange and sometimes sci-fi-esque situations. at first glance his photos appear normal, with cookie cutter suburban settings and regular looking people and objects(cars, mirrors, houses). but with every picture there is always a slight twist. a car parked in the middle of the street, an eerie spotlight shining down on a person, or a garden growing in the middle of a living room. what i appreciate most about his pictures is the EXTENSIVE planning and lighting of each shot. in essence he sets up a equivalent to a movie set in regular suburbs all across the USA. each light you see in the photo is in fact a studio light(street lamps, car headlights, lit rooms in houses etc.). the photo's i'm about to show do NOT do the pictures justice. i highly suggest if you like the work you see to go to your local library and look for his art books. the books, depending on the series, are usually about 3 feet wide and the detail is exquisite.
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