Author Archives: Rych

Announcement: “Four Seasons” Virtual light Lab Project

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Rych

Due Thursday 4/24/2025  Create four images using the Virtual Light Lab 1) A Fall sunset in New England 2) Spring sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral 3) Noon on a hot Summer day in the Caribbean 4) Winter afternoon in Canada … Continue reading →

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Stuck in a surreal moment

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Rych

Photo by Rych Theme: Surreal This is a photo of a Poland Spring delivery truck stuck in the snow outside my house. I took this photo because the moment had a strange feeling to it that reminded me of a … Continue reading →

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Coney Island, baby!

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Rych

Photography By: Stephen Wilkes www.onebigphoto.com AMUSEMENT I’m a big fan of Coney Island. An amusement park is such an obvious choice for the theme. The lighting is bright and colorful and designed precisely to imbue joy, wonder and “amusement”. What I … Continue reading →

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Choke Hold

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Rych

Photo by Rych Curtiss Theme: Shadow This photo is from a Hofstra production of ANGEL STREET. My lighting design featured footlights and light from odd angles in an attempt to create shadows throughout the production inspired by film noir. In … Continue reading →

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Possessed Kitty

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Rych

Photo taken by Rych Single Subject Single light source This is a still from a camera video of my cat Sophie. The room was completely dark so I had the LED on my camera on and this reflection off of … Continue reading →

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Don’t go in alone…

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Rych

Found at coolestwallpaper.com Night in the forest, fog and an off green light in the distance=spooky. Reminiscent of a alien invasion scene in a movie, something from X-Files or American Gothic it just says don’t go in here alone if at … Continue reading →

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“Hallmark Card” moment

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Rych

Photo taken by myself HAPPY Seeing beams of sunlight always makes me happy. Moments like when you see a beam of light coming through a break in the clouds feel heavenly to me. All of the warm feelings that are … Continue reading →

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Big cold city

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Rych

9am Thursday, 57th st. & 8th ave. NYC A single red stoplight At this intersection just below the stoplight was one of those orange chimney-like cones they place over a manhole to vent steam from below the street. The steam … Continue reading →

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Blue is Hot?

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Rych

source: http://bluelavasolutions.com/ This is a bit of a cheat. The picture is clearly lava so we know that intellectually it should be hot, but most of us are conditioned to think light in the red side of the spectrum is “warmer” … Continue reading →

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This PHOTO had multiple themes

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Rych

Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Rietze From this article: Earth’s Blog: Sakurajima Volcano (this link will give you an explanation of the phenomenon) Both Powerful and Hot

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