Photography: To Write with Light. But First, Write on Paper.
It is nighttime at the museum. At the base of a grand, ornate staircase, a lone security guard is asleep at a simple desk with a lamp. The plain, battered desk is out of place in the voluptuously arty venue, where the walls are adorned with magnificent paintings and the gilded ceilings give off a golden glow, even at night. The overall hue of the scene is twilight blue, and the shafts from the outdoor streetlights flood through the huge windows.
Sweeping down the staircase in rapid but silent fashion is a beautiful, mysterious lady, tresses and gown aloft and flying, given the speed of her exit. She has just stolen a copious amount of precious gems!
But, disaster looms. Her gown, ...
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