For this project I documented urban nightlife within the city of Tucson. Although Tucson is not necessarily known for its exciting nightlife I felt that documenting what life was like at night would be a way of showing how cool some areas of Tucson actually are at night. Instead of focusing on people at night I chose more to focus on buildings and the surrounding places of the 4th Ave/Downtown area. I really focused on the idea of city lights at night. Although light can be used in the daytime effectively I feel that at night light becomes so much more apparent and important in setting the mood and tone of pictures. This was something I tried to explore and used certain photographic techniques such as long exposure and bokeh to emphasize and show my exploration of this topic. The use of light and any post processing I did was used to fully emphasize my view of and feeling of the urban areas of Tucson that I photographed. My audience for this project would most likely be younger people who are interested in urban areas and what goes on at night. Although my project is not promoting a dramatic social change I am using it to show and document part of my life and of many other people’s lives that may not be apparent elsewhere in the world.
