Drama 16 Stage Lighting

Objective: Walking to class this morning, I noticed the light shined through the trees in a similar way as when it shines through the forest while I am snowmobiling. The faster you go, the beams of light pop out of the branches and openings like little sparkles in the sky. I was reminded of this sight today, just in a much slower fashion.

Subjective: The light shining through the trees today reminded me of the mystical feeling of snowmobiling through the forest back home, in (wayyyy) Upstate New York. When I’m snowmobiling, the snow on the trail and in the trees around me looks very magical. It’s very hard to explain, but cruising through the winds and bends of the trail feels like a beautiful fairytale. The sun is always shining, but not hot enough to melt the snow. The snow is bright and cheery, and it lights up the path and allows for shadows and bumps to be highlighted so the rider can see what’s coming next.

This photo was taken by me in October at Bald Mountain in Old Forge. It was very cold and windy outside, but the fog and clouds looked beautiful with the sunlight shining through and I love this photo captured that shows it.

Light Observation 2/16

11:00 p.m.

Objective: As I was laying in bed, I set my phone down beside me and noticed the disco ball hanging on the wall to my right. On the floor below it, I have a sunset lamp shining upwards toward the corner of the two walls and ceiling. I strategically placed the disco ball here to reflect to faux sunset all over the room with small slivers of light.

Subjective: The orange and blue sunset lamp being reflected on to the surrounding walls around me feels intriguing and especially romantic with the candle also being lit. The mix of colors and low light ambience creates a calming tone in the room that is very relaxing.

I chose this photo of mine for “romance” because it is a very special moment for me and my boyfriend. We had just finally seen each other after a trip I went on to Las Vegas. I love this photo because it is lit by the moon and reflections surrounding us, and even though you can’t see our faces, we are so happy. This was taken by my friend Juliana Amato, on my phone.

Objective: I was sitting in class on 2/8 while we were talking about shadows. You had mentioned that the window light created shadows on the right sides of our faces and it made me curious about how the window light would create shadows on my hand. I found myself moving my hand up and down and rotating it finding how the shadows moved accordingly on the left side of my hand.

Subjective: Something as simple as a window with beaming light next to my right shoulder created such a sense of wonder inside me. I felt silly, but I didn’t care because I was so intrigued about the newfound shadows I was noticing on my body. Like you said before, “go out and be excited about every floating element of time!”

I love how the sunset is reflecting off of the rocks and water. This is from Sylvan Beach, NY, near where I am from. The texture is fascinating and the clouds also create a nice variation in color in the sky. The photo was taken by Randy Loomans on pixels.com.