Looks like investigative photos cast a very creepy “using a high powered flashlight to investigate a crime scene” vibe. Horror games with flashlights kinda got the vibe right, it seems.
Yeah, I think it’s all in the lighting. For a crime scene, you probably just want to get really bright light on everything the camera sees. That ends up making the shadows seem very harsh, and every other light source weak. There’s probably some primal fear that if your eyes are adjusted to the light, you’re vulnerable to creatures who are hiding in the shadows with their eyes adjusted to the dark.
Looks like investigative photos cast a very creepy “using a high powered flashlight to investigate a crime scene” vibe. Horror games with flashlights kinda got the vibe right, it seems.
Yeah, I think it’s all in the lighting. For a crime scene, you probably just want to get really bright light on everything the camera sees. That ends up making the shadows seem very harsh, and every other light source weak. There’s probably some primal fear that if your eyes are adjusted to the light, you’re vulnerable to creatures who are hiding in the shadows with their eyes adjusted to the dark.