Lighting Observation 2

Posted on February 14, 2025 by previousstudent

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. As my eyes relax, I come across a pleasing image. As the evening sun bashes through my bedroom blinds, the warm harsh sunlight cuts across a potted plant of mine like a razor blade. The sun leaves these stripped lines all across my plant that seemingly reminds me of noir films of the past. The sun drenches this object of mine in such harsh bright light and dark moody shadows that the plant takes on a mysterious feeling; like it is holding back a secret from me. The light added an interesting texture to my bedroom that was missed as the sun dipped below the horizon. 

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Lighting Observation

Posted on February 14, 2025 by previousstudent

1) 02/14/2025 1:22pm, LHCOMM Dance Studio

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I am describing the sunlight coming into the windows that sit just below the ceiling in the dance studio. The sun illuminates the dancefloor.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: It is Valentine’s Day, love fills the air. I’m sitting on the floor of the dance studio I have grown so fond of over the last 4 years. The big windows that complement the high ceilings let in the mid day winter sun. I can even see the light sneaking out from underneath the thick blue curtains bunched up on each side of the window. The light coming in is faint, but it coming from the windows several feet above me, I always find it quite beautiful.

 

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Light Observation #2

Posted on February 14, 2025 by previousstudent

1) My dorm room, Thursday, February 13, 9:18PM

2) The lamp light shining, over the edge of the shelf over my desk, and through my vase of aquatic plants.

3) The light shines over the bookshelf from below, with the straight edge of the bookshelf making the angle of the light stark in the top of the vase, compared to the shadowed bottom. The light from the lamp is soft, muted by the lampshade and by the fact that I only use soft white 60-watt light bulbs. Although the shift from light to shadow through the vase is jarring, it is comforting in a way. It feels almost like a sunset, like a warm, soft light shining across the water at a lake or beach when the sun is going down, giving you those last few moments of warm light.

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Lighting Observation #2

Posted on February 14, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. February 13, 2025 – 11:03 P.M. – outside of my house as I am walking home.
  2. The sun is set but the sky is still slightly lit with the spill over of light pollution from the city nearby. There is some warm light spilling out of the windows of those who haven’t drawn their curtains and the streetlamps wash the street with cold white light.
  3. The sun having set hours ago most of the landscape I faced on my walk home was set in darkness, some areas dimply lit by light spilling in from nearby buildings and the rare spot is illuminated by the street lights above. There is a sense of calm in darkness after a long day. On this night the far away light of the burning stars is breaking through the light polluted skies. While it is dark the city, not truly very far, prevents the sky from being absent of any light, painting the sky in a deep blue. As I round the corner onto my street a large bright flood light assaults my vision with a cold brightness. I find myself wanting to retreat back to the dimly lit pathway, comforted by the night sky and the prospect of a new day approaching. The light feels so unnatural in this setting and I find myself avoiding the side of the street housing  a street lamp, wishing only for the peaceful comfort and clarity of a milky night sky.
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Lighting Observation #2

Posted on February 13, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. Living room of my college house – Thursday, February 13th at 6:07PM. 
  2. The curtains are drawn open so any visible light from the outside has the potential to seep in, except that the sun has already set, leaving the windows looking black with no natural light source to illuminate the room. Instead, the overhead lights are on; equally-distanced light fixtures that emit a harsh, white glare throughout the room.
  3. Considering the warm, outside glow of the sun had now abandoned me, it left one viable option for seeing: the big light. No one likes the big light. Unforgiving, crass, and exposing everything within its field of vision, the big light was nothing more than a soulless last resort for seeing in the dark. I should have been grateful for its one purpose– allowing me to function in the room without injuring myself–however there was nothing in me that felt compassionate towards the big light whose sickly, bleach-white existence itself was uncompassionate. Why grant this creation amnesty when its ulterior motives included sucking the life out of everything it touched?



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Lighting Observation #2

Posted on February 13, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. February 9, 2025 – 12:34 am – 75 3rd Ave, NYC (A dorm room on the 8th floor.)
  2. The sunset light in my friend’s dorm room, the Christmas lights on his walls, and the light pollution outside the city window during the snowstorm.
  3. Outside the night sky is a dusty gray, the same color as the slush piling up along the city streets. Icy pellets of snow are flying through the air at fast speeds, illuminated against the concrete buildings by the synthetic city lights. This drab, urban snowstorm creates a harsh and undesirable environment. However, it is contrasted by the warm sunset lamp within the dorm room in which I am residing. There is a red glow in the center of the ceiling, which slowly fades into orange and then finally a soft glow of yellow on the outskirts of the room. Lining the corners of the room are sparkling amber Christmas lights, their glow is whiter than the rest of the light in the room, but still warmer than the icy color outside. The twinkling of the Christmas lights against the warm, inviting color consuming the rest of the room felt like a soft, comforting hug, enveloping me and shielding me from the outside weather. Despite the blankness of the walls, the radiating light made the space feel intimate and safe, eliminating any worries that may be had about the storm brewing outside.
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Second Lighting Observation

Posted on February 13, 2025 by previousstudent

Outside the Hofstra Fitness Center, February 12th, 5:35pm

Objective Description: The sun was mostly set by this point, so the big field by C Square was very dimly lit with orange/red light.

Subjective Description: I noticed how light it was when I left the building because I could still see the field across the street. Normally by 5:30pm, it was completely dark outside, so I was glad to notice the difference in sunset times lately. It wasn’t bright out by any means, but the last sliver of sun peaking out from the horizon casted a low red glow onto the snowy field, filling in the white space with an ominous smoky color. It almost appeared as if there was a heat source underneath the field, like a furnace or stove creating a dull glow on the snow.

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Lighting Observation #2

Posted on February 13, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. February 7th, 2025, 7:56pm, Adams Playhouse
  2. White light beam on center stage on a young girl dancing on stage
  3. I was sitting in the Adams Playhouse watching “Forces of Nature”. When the 3rd dance piece, Smoovement 3, comes on stage, it starts with a young girl alone on stage with one single white light beam in center stage. The only thing you can focus on is her and her movements. Our eyes weren’t allowed to move anywhere else. It was almost like she was being pulled into the light but her movements made sure she didn’t leave the light until the whole stage filled with a dark red light.
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Photo Observation

Posted on February 13, 2025 by previousstudent

 

Photo taken by me July 26, 2024 8:39, Citi Field, NY

Theme: Sunset/Sunrise

It was a nice warm night at Citi Field. The Mets are destroying the other team, and the whole stadium is electric. I think this photo is satisfying because all though everyone is focused on the game and in a completely lunatic mood, the sky is so calm and beautiful. It makes me think that even though life is hectic and busy it’s important to take a step back and look at beauty around you.

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Photo Observation 1

Posted on February 13, 2025 by previousstudent

From Miami Vice

Theme: Sunrise/Sunset

This photo is from the TV show Miami Vice. It’s a sunset with palm trees in the foreground. This shot was used as a transition to set up the next scene and establish the environment of the show. The sky is yellow and it fades into orange with the sun still in the middle of the sky. The tree’s are dark and just a silhouette to give a striking contrast to the photo. This TV show takes place in Miami and has a lot of shots of the sunset over the ocean or over palm trees like this one, and many iconic stills from the show have the sunset in the background.

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