Something about the light makes Crewdson's work look like paintings instead of photographs. He uses sharply controlled lighting, with a spotlight on one area, and the rest in shadows, which helps create a dramatic mood. In each of his works there is a frozen moment in an ongoing story. There is plenty of detail in the shadowed areas to help you figure out what came before, and what comes after. His use of large spaces with cool, dark colors, and figures that do not interact, add to a feeling of loneliness and isolation. The nude figues in many of his works seem like they indicate the vulnerability we feel when we open ourselves up to people, as well as when we take a good look at ourselves with open eyes.
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