Author Archives: Edward Carluzzo

Photo Observation #5

  From the movie Cameraperson (2016) Spring The warm, bright, sunlight illuminates the beautiful sunflowers in the foreground. The sunset and flowers bring up memories of the nice warm spring day where the sun’s gaze strikes my skin as I … Continue reading

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Lighting Observation 4

2/28/25- 2:15am- My Bedroom OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I turned on my red lava lamp in my bedroom. SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The warm amber glow of the warm tungsten lightbulb ignites. The glow of the bulb irrupts like a warm fire, heating the … Continue reading

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Photo Observation 3

  February 15 at 10:02pm in Brooklyn Nightlife At the Lunar Vacation vacation, the lighting designer uses multiple colors to add contrast and separation on stage. The use of deep reds beautifully contrast the rich blue back/background lighting. The purple … Continue reading

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Light Observation #3

  2/21/25- 5:00pm- Bedroom Doorway Objective Description: Sunlight, coming through an open window, bounces of a wooden cabinet of mine and illumines my bedroom. Subjective Description: As the sun begins to set on a cool February evening, the warm amber … Continue reading

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Photo Observation 2

2) Photographer Gregory Crewdson’s untitled work from his Beneath the Roses photo series. 3) THEME: Cold 4) DESCRIPTION: In this piece of Gregory Crewdson’s work, the photographer uses a cool, blue tinted top light to create an unnerving atmosphere to … Continue reading

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Lighting Observation 2

2/9/25- 4:33 pm- My Bedroom Objective Description: Sunlight comes through my window blinds and hits a potted plant and my dresser.  Subjective Description: As I distract myself and procrastinate doing any semblance of work, I stare off into the distance. … Continue reading

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Ed Carluzzo Sunrise

This photo is a still from the film The Midnight Sky (2020)   The theme is Sunrise/Sunset   A warm, bright, and vibrant sunrise breaks through the cold, heartless night sky as a father and daughter look forward to their … Continue reading

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Light Observation 2/4/25 – Ed Carluzzo

2/4/25- 4:12 pm- Lawrence Herbert School of Communication’s Writer’s Room Objective Description: Orange sunlight hits the yellowish-green leaves of a tree outside the writer’s room window. Subjective Description: As the day nears an end the warm orange glow from the … Continue reading

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