Wildcard

Posted on April 27, 2023 by previousstudent

From: https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/its-confirmed-there-is-water-on-the-moon/

Theme: Wildcard

This semester I am working on a piece for student rep that revolves around the concept of little kids and their view of space. The very last section of my piece I want my dancers to look like they are on the moon. This photo is what I am using for for my inspiration because while it isn’t a real photo it has the really strong side lighting plus the Earth in the background which I was looking for in photos.

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Wild Card

Posted on April 27, 2023 by previousstudent

Taken by me on December 31st 2022 around 3:30PM at the Capital One Arena.

Description: Ice Hockey is the only sport I really follow. Last year on New Year’s Eve some family friends invited my parents and I to box seats for the final game of the year. While in this picture the lighting just seems like regular overhead lights, throughout the night visibility was constantly changing, energy rising and falling in the crowd. The game itself was incredibly fun to watch, and it’s an incredible experience to watch live sports from some of the best seats in the stadium.

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Wild Card

Posted on April 27, 2023 by previousstudent

Photo taken by me at February 9th, 2020.

Theme: Wild Card

I choose this photo because I like Eiffel Tower. Every time I go to Paris, I will go to see Eiffel Tower at night. It’s very beautiful when it light up. From this side, there’s no other buildings that as high as Eiffel Tower, so it’s very spectacular. And it’s so shine that feels like it’s claiming its leading role. The warm light of itself also shines sky, so sky looks yellowed. Moreover, the street light beneath Eiffel Tower reflect in the water, which makes this photo more beautiful, but at the same time, instead of attracting much attention, it set off the Eiffel Tower, so the main focus was still on Eiffel Tower.

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Photo Observation

Posted on April 27, 2023 by previousstudent

Theme: wild card

Photo taken by me, Dec. 9th 2021 at 10:21pm

Description: I know I use a lot of concert photos for these photo observations, but I love concerts, I love concert lighting, and I have so many cool concert photos that it would be unreasonable not to use them. Anyway, this lighting inspires me. I think it’s awesome. The band is The Aces – this was their New York show at Webster Hall, and this lighting in particular was, I believe, during a song called 801, which is about growing up gay in a small town. The Aces’ first album was pretty tight-lipped about queerness, and their second album, by contrast, was unapologetically queer. This lighting represents a culmination of that growth; there’s a shamelessness to it, and also an unavoidability. If you’re at this show, you’re going to see this rainbow lighting. Also, just from a technical perspective, I like how it’s done. The lights point out and up so they’re not in anyone’s eyes, they’re spaced at fairly regular intervals, which I appreciate, and each color is such a saturated, highly representative hue for the color it’s supposed to be. I especially love the red.

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Posted on April 27, 2023 by previousstudent

Theme: Wildcard

I chose this picture because of its beautiful night sky. I began by looking for pictures of a cityscape at night, which led me down a rabbit whole of photos removing the light pollution to reveal the true night sky. Because of this, I looked for night skies in low populated areas. The clarity of the stars in the sky speak to the effect man has had on nature. Because of human’s progressive technology over the ages, we have lost connections with nature. This thought makes the image even more beautiful as it demonstrates a piece of the world left untouched.

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Lighting Observation

Posted on April 26, 2023 by previousstudent

Date: 4/25/23

Time: 7:05pm

Location: my house

Objective: I am heading towards my bathroom. The bathroom door moved locations as my house went through some recent renovations. Now the door is located in a small room between the kitchen and outside. This small room receives little to no natural light from the outside since the window is covered and it’s normally dark unless the light is turned on. The bathroom door is slightly open and the bright warm light is on.

Subjective: The yellow, warm light from the bathroom is illuminating much brighter than expected, especially in a dark room. The door is slightly open and so the light can only be seen in that small opening and it produces almost a sunlight ray effect from the door opening. It reminds me of movie/tv scenes where this image can create an element of surprise and it’s as if treasure awaits you on the other side. The lighting really creates a level of curiosity and mystery, and one can assume whatever behind that door is going to be a pleasant surprise.

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Light Observation

Posted on April 26, 2023 by previousstudent

Date: 4/26/23

Time: 6:46pm

Location: Hofstra Game Room

Objective: Grid array of overhead fluorescent lights interspliced into parts of the tiled drop ceiling. Each is covered by a semi translucent plastic square. Neutral-to-slightly-warm light. Top heavy, but the white floor helps to fill the space.

Subjective: Incredibly even soft lighting – but pretty soul-less. If not for the interior decorations it is would be incredibly banal. The minimalist lighting style calls no attention to itself. It feels quiet and muted.

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Lighting Observation

Posted on April 23, 2023 by previousstudent

Date: 4/23/23

Time: Around 11:30AM

Location: Bernon Hall

Objective: Clouds rolling past the sun causing various shades of orange and yellow throughout the room.

Subjective: The sun fades out, then back in, then back out again. Colors shifting, people looking confused. It reminds me of being in the eye of a storm, the world is yellow, the rain passes, everything is calm yet mysterious.

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Lighting Ovservation

Posted on April 21, 2023 by previousstudent

Date: 4/21/23

Time: 11:00pm

Objective: My friend opened their computer with an orange lock screen shining up at them.

Subjective: The light from the computer gave my friend a dramatic warm up light defining their features and creating shadows across their face. This lighting created a similar effect to camp fire or candle light. An intense moment with just the the subject and the light source. A passionate moment.

 

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Light Observation

Posted on April 21, 2023 by previousstudent

Date: 4/20/23

Time: 8:40pm

Location: Irving Plaza

Objective observation: I’m at a concert for a band called The Summer Set, but this observation is for the lighting used for one of the openers, a band called Grayscale. During their performance of a song called Beautiful Things, they had a single blue spotlight shining from a light in the back stage-right corner, pointed directly at the lead singer. It was the only light on for a good amount of the song, and it singled out the lead singer and made sure everyone’s attention was on him.

Subjective observation: The blue was sort of melancholy but intense, which fit well with the song’s vibe. The song talks about the ocean a lot (the chorus even mentions “the ocean blue”) and the blue lighting was reminiscent of that; it emphasized both the sadness in the song and also the power behind it. On top of that, the way the singular light was pointed directly at Colin Patrick Walsh (the lead singer) in a way that we could see the entire beam of light was theatrical in nature and overall pretty awesome to behold.

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