Lighting Observation #9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

1) Wednesday March 28, 2012 – 12A.M. – Alliance Hall Bathroom

2) The tower bathrooms have two large mirrors, one in front of the sink and one on the wall directly opposite. Both these walls have fluorescent lighting stretching all the way across the top of the mirrors, and in this particular moment, one of the lights was flickering on and off.

3) So, this was a lighting moment right out of a thriller moment. I was staring into one mirror, while the one behind me had a flickering fluorescent bulb above it. When two mirrors are directly opposite of each other, and you stand directly in front of one, an illusion is given where the reflection continues for ever. This made one flickering light seem like an entire row of flickering lights and I was in front of all those. In a scary movie, this is where the monster, or killer would appear during one of the flickers and disappear in the next. The feeling this moment gave me was not a good one, it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand and I got out as soon as I could.

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Photo Observation #9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

2) Carnovsky, Designer (http://www.carnovsky.com/RGB.htm)

3) Theme: Intrigue

4) I linked the photo to the website, because the intriguing part about this piece of work is that because it is three layered paintings  made with the secondary colors of light, the effect is shown when a certain colored light is used. The designer did this so that when the primary colors of light was to hit the paintings, it would use subtractive characteristics in order to drown out the secondary colors  and have only the painting painted with the complimentary color show up, it’s rather ingenious. I love the way that even though the detail in the art is so intricate, it’s the lighting that completely transforms the art and really creates it. Each new primary color of lighting tells it’s own unique story and gives it’s own mood, along with the actual painting. Green feels more like nature, especially with all the furry, forest animals in the art, red really feels more dangerous with venomous and deadly creatures in the art, while the blue gives a sense of wonder with the huge amount of bugs.

 

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Photo Observation 9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

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We’ve talked about the unnatural effect of lighting a person or object from below, especially in the way shape of the face casts its shadows up. Night lighting in this garden not only illuminates the leaves immediately in the foreground, but also seemingly doubles their size against the stucco behind them.  I love stucco walls (I grew up in a 1920’s Spanish-style house full of white stucco and dark stained wood).  The rough texture of the stucco also provides a place for the light not hitting the leaves (is it Bird of Paradise?  Looks like it to me) to create micro-shadows wherever it hits the stucco edges.

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Lighting Moment #9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent
  1. Wednesday March 28th 8:30 am Hempstead turnpike
  2. It’s a cloudy morning so the sun is trying to shine through them.
  3. It’s enough to brighten everything but there is a dim tone to everything. The sun is trying its hardest to break through the rolling clouds but only making a difference on the edges. Where you can see glows of light it’s a bright auburn that brings life to everything making the edges of the clouds seem as if they are on fire. There is a sharp contrast between the light quality above the cloud and below. It’s almost up lifting but then the clouds are coming over and blocking all of the sunlight creating a gloomy start to the day
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Photo Ob #9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

2.national geographic.com, photo of the day

3. intrigue

4. When first thinking how to displaying intriguing lighting, I started with the fascination kids have when they are exploring or find something cool that just grabs their attention, mesmerizes them. That kind of tunnel vision turned into exploring and children playing as they discovered but I found this was best displayed in underwater photography. Intriguing lighting is not what we see its what we can’t see. It’s where the shadows start and end and how dark they get. It’s part of our human nature to push through that boundary, be intrigued enough by what’s beyond to go find out as these divers are. These colors enhance that since green is such and unnatural shade for lighting, especially on stage. Generally if we see green on stage its evil or jealous or alien. Underwater the light reacts differently with different surfaces to reflect off of. In conclusion, Intriguing lighting will lead you in like a child who found the hole into Wonderland.

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Light Observation 9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

1. 3/28/12, 9:42, lighting class

2. The light coming through the window is in the shape of the window on the floor and the trees are swaying but they create more blurry movement than a solid image.

3. In lighting class I noticed on the floor the light coming through the window was making a window image on the floor. While I was looking, I noticed that there was movement but I could not tell what was causing it at first. It looked like water was moving across the windows and it confused and intrigued me at the same time. I then realized that it was the trees blowing in the wind and was disappointed. I would have rather it would have been water.

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Photo Observation 9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

2. http://hoguenews.com/?p=2352

3. intrigue

4. The first time I saw this photograph I was in photography class and I could not stop looking at it. Her eyes draw you in and hold you there. The light makes her eyes stand out so much and you can see the light used in her eyes. It is interesting that light can make a person’s eyes stand out so much that they command attention.  It is such an interesting and mysterious picture and I love that. I love that anyone can look at it and think something different about it except for the fact that she has amazing eyes.

 

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Lighting Observation 9

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

1) 2012-03-29, 7:00 PM in the Design Studio

2) Shadow on the top bricks of the room all the way around the studio

3)

It’s hard to have lighting moments in the design studio, and I’ve run out of ways to say how much I hate florescent lights.  I noticed something new today, though, something that I’d never seen, something that took me a minute to figure out the mechanics of.  Looking up at the ceiling, I realized the top bricks all around the room are cast in a slight shadow.  It caught me off guard because I’m am so used to the classrooms, and especially a room I’m so familiar with, to have simple, flat illumination from all angles.  The point of these lights is the cleanest, cheapest, full illumination possible.  The only shadows you’d expect would be below distinct objects: projector screen, speakers, window frames, etc.  In rooms with dropped ceilings (common to conserve heating costs), the lights are usually flush with the rest of the ceiling, and therefore distribute at all angles evenly.  Here, the encasement is a good six inches from the ceiling, with not much light escaping the sides compared to the diffusing plastic on the bottom.  The result is a noticeable crown trim all around the room before the light is able to fully illuminate the wall.  Shadows don’t always have to be deep, film noir, expressionistic lines and holes in lighting, only enough difference in the levels to be noticed and remarked on.

 

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Photo Observation!

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THEME: Intrigue

When I hear the word ‘intrigue’, I think of it more as a noun than an adjective. Roughly translated, ‘intrigue’ means some combination of secrets and mystery. As far as lighting goes, I picture high contrast, black and white films a la film noir. Naturally, this combination led me to ‘The Thin Man’ series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, in which they play a detective and his wife (respectively). Solving mysteries and unearthing secrets in a very effective way, this movie series is the epitome of intrigue for me. The high contrast in this picture really emphasizes their fronts, casting their shadows in sharp relief behind them and making the beam of the flashlight severely accentuated. Despite the shadows that lurk behind and around them, Nick and Nora will continue looking forward and searching for the truth behind the mysteries.

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Light Observation!

Posted on March 30, 2012 by previousstudent

27 March, 2012
South Campus
Around  12:30 am

Phil and I are walking past the NAB. As we get closer, we see the orange fluorescence of the street lamps lighting up the trees along the walkway. The shadows of the trees are visible against the black of the NAB windows, swaying with the wind.

In general, the scene is rather sad. The spindly trees are haphazardly pitched back and forth from the force of the wind, barely visible at times due to the speed. The orange between the branches makes them look slightly menacing when they’re still, but they’re so thin that they look like they’re trying too hard. Their elongated shadows make them look even more slender, and aren’t always visible in the darkness of the  windows. It’s made even more depressing against the harsh, material, industrial background – the only trees visible in the area and they don’t stand a chance.

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