Category Archives: Light Observation

Light Observation 13

Posted on April 17, 2015 by previousstudent

1) April 6, ~8:00PM, my (other) grandma’s house 2) Their porch light vs. the natural light 3) I live next door to my grandparents–not the grandma from the previous light observation. I was walking down the hill to their house when … Continue reading →

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Light Observation 12

Posted on April 17, 2015 by previousstudent

1) April 4, ~7:30PM, my backyard 2) A suburb and a town in the distance 3) My house is at the top of a mountain, so from my backyard I can see other hills. I was walking my dog when I … Continue reading →

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Light Observation 11

Posted on April 17, 2015 by previousstudent

1) April 2, 10:33PM, my grandmother’s house 2) Night sky in rural central PA 3) I have a lot of great lighting moments from home, which is good because I have some catching up to do. Hilariously, the first thing I … Continue reading →

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Lighting Observation: Subway station at 168th street

Posted on April 16, 2015 by previousstudent

4/12/15, 9pm, subway station at 168th street I was visiting a friend in Washington Heights on Sunday night and I had never gotten off the subway at 168th street. And I hope I never have to again. Without a doubt, … Continue reading →

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Light Observation #6

Posted on April 4, 2015 by previousstudent

I think I missed a lighting observation either last week or the week before, so I’m doing an extra this week. 1) 4/3 8:00pm. Norwalk, CT. 2) Night lights illuminated in fog. 3) As I was taking the train home … Continue reading →

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Lighting Observation: 3/24/15

Posted on March 29, 2015 by previousstudent

My friend Justin is a photographer of very eccentric (often macabre) tastes. His latest exhibit in Calkins was themed around 1980s underground gay culture in NYC. In the room he was given, he set up what looked like a trashy … Continue reading →

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Shadow: Gregory Crewdson

Posted on March 29, 2015 by previousstudent

Above is a photograph by Gregory Crewdson, whose works we looked at briefly in class. Talk about a powerful image that uses shadow. Here we see this young woman scrutinizing her body in the mirror (her lover, whose feet we … Continue reading →

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Light Observation #5

Posted on March 22, 2015 by previousstudent

1) 3/19 11:30pm. Ohio River, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2) Cincinnati skyline reflecting in the water. 3) One of the best parts of the USITT trip to Cincinnati was one night when we walked a bridge and crossed over into Kentucky. We … Continue reading →

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Light Observation

Posted on March 19, 2015 by previousstudent

The other night after a party I passed out at my friends’ house in their spare room. They refer to it as “the palagio” because it is a very elegant room. The next morning, I woke up to sunlight streaming … Continue reading →

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Light Observation: The wifi router

Posted on March 19, 2015 by previousstudent

The wi-fi router on my ceiling sometimes changes colors at night, and as sensible as I like to consider myself, that little change from blue to green on that light panel, no larger than a floss-box always creeps me out. … Continue reading →

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