My question is “How does lighting and closed/open spaces affect the tone of an image?” This question guided my investigation because I have always felt that lighting in photos and film greatly affect how the viewer feels about the work. Warmer lighting normally indicates a happier and brighter atmosphere while cooler blue lighting implies sadness, loneliness, and especially isolation. Through the use of different lighting, this is questioned. The subject shows minimal emotions to shift focus from her to the rest of the world that surrounds her. Her mood is not changed by the lighting, her mood is one toned and unchanging. This forces the viewer to decide what the photo’s atmosphere is. Look at the subject, and the mood must be sullen and bored. But go off of the lighting and the placement of the subject, whether she is enclosed underneath a counter top or in a large, tall-ceiling bathroom, and it is different. The mood constantly changes. Using forced angles and contrasting atmospheres (large rooms that make the subject significantly small and small rooms that make her large), I experimented with my question. Lighting and the sizing of rooms allowed me to shift the photos tones.