Lighting Observation #1

Posted on February 6, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. 2/5/25 – 9:52am – Davison Hall, Hofstra University
  2. The glow of the projector, as well as the light coming in through the blinds of the single window in the classroom, in my writing composition class. All other lights in the room were off.
  3. The giant, blank white screen created a sterile glow that consumed the entire room, except for the corners which remained shadowed and dull. Their darkness created a vignette around the space, as though the room had secrets which couldn’t quite be seen. It felt as though there was a constant, droning buzz within my head, as I stared forward into the endless ocean of hospitalic abyss. The only other source of light creeped through the slats in the window blinds, as if they were trying to bring in the sunlight of the early morning. But they could not. Only a few slivers of the vibrant rays of sun were able to enter the clinical environment, and even they were quickly extinguished by the artificial illumination by the overpowering machine. Light has never felt so lifeless.
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Lighting Observation #1

Posted on February 6, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. Thursday, February 6th at 3:37pm–bedroom in my shared house off campus.
  2. The light is primarily entering through the window to my right; the farther window casing barely lines up to the foot of the bed. The room is absent of artificial light that would be provided by my lamp. It is cloudy outside, having just exited a period of snow and rain, leaving a bleak, gray-blue to cover a warm glow from the sun. The existing light is poor for visibility, making it difficult to discern objects that aren’t lying directly in the path of the window.
  3. A young man sits in the absent light provided by weary weather. Its tune is dreary, which reflects in the man’s posture; back curved like a wave that will inevitably crush unto itself. His head bows in accordance. The man’s shape is just barely illuminated by the sky’s gray-blue cast, which aims to sink his surroundings in a similar recession. As he lifts his head to meet the comfortless reality that exists beyond the window, the sky takes no time to mold itself onto sallow skin– transforming the blue-green veins to a lustrous opalite hue.



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Lighting Observation #1

Posted on February 6, 2025 by previousstudent

The circle outside of Nassau and Suffolk Hall, Wednesday February 5th, 8:19 PM

Objective Description: One dorm room on the fourth floor of Nassau Hall had green LED lights. All the other windows around it had the shades drawn, so it stood out.

Subjective Description: Among the other dark windows staring back at me, the one glowing green caught my attention from a distance. Walking back in the cold, I was eager to get inside and I hurried towards the light as if it was a safe zone. It stood out in an eerie way compared to the other windows decorating the wall, which were either dark with shades drawn or dimly lit with cheap yellow dorm lights. The green square glowed in a mysterious way and I determined that whoever lived there was either a lot of fun or somebody you didn’t want to be friends with.

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Light Observation #1

Posted on February 5, 2025 by previousstudent

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – 5:44 PM – outside of the Axinn Library

Objective Description: The Axinn Library lit up on all sides, from the ground up, as the sun sets.

Subjective Description: I stood outside of Axinn Library, talking on the phone, when I noticed the library, how it was lit, and the “backdrop.” The sky is a lighter blue, fading into a darker blue; the library is lit from the ground up, causing it to appear as if it is looming over me. It felt as if the building itself was watching me, waiting for me, calling me, in a way. It feels taller in the dark. The longer I look at it, the taller it looks. Looking at it for too long creates a pit in my stomach. It looks like a building that people go into and might never come out of.

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Light Observation 2/4/25 – Ed Carluzzo

Posted on February 5, 2025 by previousstudent

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 setting sun illuminates a tall tree outside the window of my film school. The sun strikes these yellowish-green leaves with energy and warmth in such a way that the leaves themselves seem to come to life, swaying and dancing against the cold, harsh, afternoon breeze. The rest of the world slowly begins to be cloaked in darkness as one of the last visuals I see before night approaches its cold, dark, unnerving head are the individual leaves on this tall, grand, tree. The individual bright leaves struck by the warm amber sunset appear to me as lights on a Christmas tree, inviting in a sense of calm, comfort, into my heart as I stand there in a world that couldn’t feel any more dark and frigid. Only after the sun fully sets do I yearn to see that scene from nature’s own play performed once again tomorrow.

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Summer Picture

Posted on May 2, 2024 by previousstudent

This is a photo of my aunt and uncle  in Brooklyn  from two July’s ago. Lots of things about this photo scream summer to me. The sunlight peaking in through the bright green trees shows the time of year it is. The pink and summery colors of both the surrounding area and my aunts dress colors really emphasize summer. I also just love this picture it’s very summer love.

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5/2 Photo Observation

Posted on May 2, 2024 by previousstudent

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This video, taken by me, reminds me of summer because my dads cars are finally out of storage and I look forward to cruising around at night (often getting ice cream too!)

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Photo Observation 5/2

Posted on May 2, 2024 by previousstudent

Ending the photo assignments the way that they started, I honed in on memories of summer nights on a lake. The sunset is warm and calm and the silhouette effect of the foreground and distant hills creates an idyllic, post card feeling that brings the feeling of summer and long days and warm nights.

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Summer to Me- Mickey Estrella

Posted on May 2, 2024 by previousstudent

This photo is summer to me because of the location and vibrancy of the colors around me. I feel like at Disneyland, everything is so much brighter, especially in the summertime. The bubbles, bright blues, and overall saturation are so warm and summery.

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Posted on May 2, 2024 by previousstudent

Source: https://www.today.com/home/best-beach-umbrella-portable-durable-t114755

There is nothing more summer to me than the beach. This picture is pretty simple but that’s part of why I like it. The colors of the beach furniture are very pleasant to me and the brightness of the sun makes me want to be there feeling the heat of the sun on my skin. To me this image is happiness and relaxation.

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