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9. Their emotional appeal The bridal photograph to the left illustrates a good example of high fashion wedding photography. The picture resembles a perfume advertisement with its ethereal quality and artistic pose, yet it captures the bride and the quality of the dress to perfection. Darkness and light are themes that run heavily through Van Gogh's work. Darkness and light reflected his wish create beauty, his feelings of inadequacy, with his fantastic wish to touch the souls in men. For instance, Starry Night draws the viewer in to the painting of an sleeping village with its swirls of light and its rich evening sky.