For my project, I chose a verse from the song “Do You Realize” by The Flaming Lips, paired up with the visual aesthetics used in Leonid Afremov’s paintings. To represent this through my photos, I told a story of a girl enjoying, and appreciating the passing of the night, which is why I chose to use the aesthetics of Afremov’s paintings. His paintings bring color and life to the nighttime. I used his aesthetics to make the night more beautiful, and the lyrics to represent someone appreciating it. Photo One Similar to his Afremov’s paintings, I chose a scene with the sidewalk running straight down the middle, bright colored trees surrounding the top of the photo, and street lamps running down the side, to bring the night to life. Using Photoshop, I slightly increased the hue and saturation, to enhance the color red, and brighten the lights. This is why she is wearing a red shirt, to stand out even more, while still naturally blending in with her surroundings. Using the rule of thirds, the shot focuses on the girl. She is jumping, while balancing on the curb, demonstrating her enjoying her surroundings. Being blurred out illustrates her extreme enthusiasm of a single moment. I put no one else in the photo; she is one that realizes to enjoy the moment before it’s over, like more people should, as the verse tells us. Photo Two To naturally recreate the bright colors in Afremov’s paintings, I used unique, bright colorful lights that are most appreciated during the pitch-black night. Rule of thirds makes the shot focus on the light, and then the girl watching it. Only the upper half of her body is shown, her admiration for the tall light is more important than where she is, which is why everything but light, and her, is invisible. I used a wide, and tall shot, to capture all the street lamps and the moon. Using Photoshop I slightly increased the saturation to brighten up the lights. Photo Three Lines in the verse say “You realize that life goes fast, it’s hard to make the good things last”. Photos two