In this photo, I set the camera’s white balance to fluorescent white, to give the scene a warmer tint. This effectively gives a feeling of heat and dryness, turning Autumn into Summer out my window.
White Balance
Weight and Mass
This shot shows a stack of Christmas decoration bins, as seen from a low angle to give a sense of size compared to the viewer. I chose these bins because I had to be very careful and use a lot of effort to bring them down the attic ladder, so the sense of mass I get stems from that.
Mood
The mood I am portraying in this photo is coziness, warmth, and softness. I had holiday lights placed around my sleeping cat Dime, with the warmer reds and yellows at the front, to create a small space which almost feels like firelight. The white and blue lights in the back represent the cold outside which the warmth is protecting against.