Photo Observation- Bizarre

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Saniy Coates

1) March 4th, 2026 at 11:22 pm (Movie: “Kairo”)

2) Theme: Bizarre

3) I really like to watch horror movie recaps on YouTube during my downtime and the narrator was specifically talking about this scene. When I thought of “bizarre” lighting, I thought of lighting that is so weird and surreal that your brain starts to make assumptions and messes with you. The way that the light only hits the sides of wall but you can’t really make out what is inside that shadow until it starts to get closer. I really liked this scene since it messed with my perception a bit since I did not originally see the girl in the shadow until she stepped more into the camera, therefore making “bizarre” in my opinion.

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4th Photo Theme: Bizarre

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Mia Gozinsky

  1. February 28th, 2026 – 9:37 Pm – UBS Arena
  2. Theme: Bizarre
  3. This photo was taken last weekend when I went to Conan Gray’s Wishbone tour at UBS Arena, and my god, it was a night I will never forget. Now, when I go to concerts, when taking a video your also able to take photos as well, and during one of the songs, I managed to capture this amazingly cool, bizarre moment where the fog somewhat mixed into this green lighting surrounding Conan, and how it kinda illumintaes the stage a bit giving him this mysterious and intense vibe to the song from start to finish.
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5th Lighting Observation – KS

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Katelyn Smith
  1. 03/04/2026 – 3:25pm – Residence Life Office – At the desks
  2. The light I am referring to is the light coming from the fluorescent ceiling lights in the residence life office at Hofstra. The light is a white-ish and yellow-ish color mix. It hurts to look directly at the light. It is bright and illuminates the entire space.
  3. The white and yellow lights feel like a spotlight coming at you from all angles, which makes me feel more productive, tired, and overstimulated all at the same time. Since these are the same lights that can be found in classrooms all across campus, my brain’s immediate reaction is: learning/work time. This is a learned feeling, but it is so ingrained in my mind that I do not think I could ever unlearn it.
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5th Lighting Observation

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Laney Bodamer
  1. March 4th, 2026 – 2:14 pm – Campus Sidewalk (by Shapiro)
  2. While walking home from work, I noticed the way the sunlight filtered through the trees overhead and landed on the snow and pavement on the sidewalk. The branches broke up the direct light, causing it to make patches on the ground.
  3. The space between the branches functioned like the cut-out pattern in a gobo, allowing light to pass through in specific shapes. The result was a textured pattern of sunlight, with some areas crisp and others more blurred depending on the height of the branches and the angle of the sun. It was a perfect natural example of how designers use gobos to add visual interest.
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4th Photo Observation

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Laney Bodamer

  1. February 22, 2026 – 6:15 pm – Hempstead Turnpike
  2. Theme – Bizarre
  3. I took this photo during a walk with two of my housemates (Rachel and Keri) to the Netherlands during the start of a blizzard. The focus of this photo is obviously not on the lighting, but what is bizarre about it is that the sun had not set yet on this day, but it was still so dark outside. You can see that the lighting is very cool toned and dim, and if you look in the background you can see the way the snow creates a sort of fading effect. There’s also a bunch of weird glares on the camera lens in this photo which create lines of light, which I think add to the bizarre aspect of the photo.
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Lighting Observation #5

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Grant Tridone
  1. February 28th, 8:00pm – Farmingdale, NY
  2. The bright lights from an amusement park shining into the night. Dark surrounding town with those being the most prominent lights nearby, right by a highway.
  3. The other night when I was driving in Farmingdale to get some Five Guys I noticed something very interesting. I pulled into the parking lot and was sitting in the car for a moment when I saw something out of the window. In the darkness of this barren parking lot I saw a neon flame high in the sky. I thought to myself what could that possibly be. Upon getting out of the car and approaching the distant light I found that it was the very top of a roller coaster. Many brightly colored red, orange, and yellow bulbs lit up this fictional fire atop this gigantic roller coaster. Soon I noticed the many surrounding lights of the empty amusement park reaching out into the night as if announcing all the potential fun passers by could be having. I love the beckoning, eye catching nature of amusement park lights and it made me excited to see them so randomly in the middle of a standard Long Island town. These lights feel like fun, excitement, and comforting nostalgic joy. All the emotions an amusement park is likely looking to capture.
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Photo Observation #4

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Grant Tridone

  1. You Can’t Take it With You – March 10th, 2024
  2. Theme – Bizarre
  3. Lights could always feel bizarre for any given reason. Depending on the person they may find a fairly typical arrangement of lights to be bizarre. When I read this prompt it reminded me of one of the most bizarre moments I’ve ever been on stage for. In You Cant Take it With You, two years ago, there was a big moment right before intermission in which fireworks explode inside the house and all kinds of chaos ensues. In this moment all kinds of different colors lights flashed around and blinked creating a huge amalgamation of light and craziness. The family is the definition of the word bizarre for the entire show and this moment of the production, especially the lighting perfectly capture the what it means to be out of the ordinary. This creates a fascinating and exciting shock to the audience that left an impression heading into intermission.
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photo observation 4

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Bea Watts

Theme: Bizare lighting

The light behind the bottle shines on and above it. The light cannot go through, so it stays lighting the bottle only. The light above looks disconnected from the bottle, and give the impression that they are being lit by separate sources, making the bottle stand out more.

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lighting observation 3

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Bea Watts

1) 3/2/26, around 9pm, Playhouse

2) the lights on the Syc in the back of the stage (basically a big sheet that spans across the entire back of the stage that is there for light specifically) that goes from blue to pink, shifting in color from the ground up.

3) The light is very pigmented and bright, as actors walk slowly in front of it all you can make out is their silhouette. It fits the scene beautifully, and gives the actors an unsettling and mysterious presence.

 

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Light Observation #4

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Kaleera Hall
  1. 2/28/2026 approximately 10 pm Henrietta Hudson in Greenwich Villiage
  2. It’s my 21st birthday and the room is dimly lit, the brightest lights being over by the bar while the rest of the location is lit by neon lights and a disco ball. Occasionally a camera flash goes off and briefly illuminates the room. When this flash happens, it reflects off of the disco ball and makes the colors of the walls and people visible
  3. This is the second gay bar i’ve ever been at in my life, the first being stonewall about an hour prior, so i’m rather unfamiliar with the space. The ambient light once i’d moved away from the bar was mostly red with small glimmers from the disco ball so it’s hard to tell what color anything is in the room. When the camera flashes, the world lights up for a moment, illuminating the walls to reveal that they are in fact multicolor and mostly red brick. The flash is kind of a shock to my already confused system but adds to the wild vibes of the club. Impaired judgement aside, the chaos of colors and flashing lights made for an exciting vibe that made me want to stay all night

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