Artist Research week 7 - Gregory Crewdson

Gregory Crewdson (born September 26, 1962) is an American photographer who is best known for elaborately staged scenes of American homes and neighborhoods.

Gregory uses a strange magic in his photography, and im guessing that his photos, mostly of American towns that could be abandoned and dead (the colors too bright, the light too spooky) to create such an powerful and suggestive mood that the viewer becomes part of the story. AN example could be the uses of colour temperatures, if we look at photo 3 i would assume he would of used both gels and normal light to light the photo. The grass in this photo looks unnaturally green and im assuming he would of used a green gel to light up the grass to make it stand out more, and a blue/green gel to light the other part of grass. I think the majorities of these photos are quite dark and quite cold colour tones, which gives his work the creepy and airy look.