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Photo Observation: Summer

2) ATTRIBUTE: Google 3) THEME: Summer 4) DESCRIPTION: I chose this image for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I think sunflowers are the most summery flower there is. They’re bright, colorful, and always facing the sun (looking towards the brightness … Continue reading

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Photo Observation: Wild Card

2) Attributes: Google 3) THEME: Wild Card 4) DESCRIPTION: This is an image of the Gaffney Peach, also known as the Giant Butt, in Gaffney, SC. I chose this image because I think the lighting and the shadows make it … Continue reading

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Photo Observation :

1) 2) This is a still from the movie Inception (2010) starring Leonardo DiCaprio. 3) THEME: Surreal 4) DESCRIPTION: I chose this photo because Inception is all about dreams, and I think dreams are the most surreal daily occurrence in … Continue reading

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Four Seasons Light Lab

1) A Fall sunset in Vermont For my Fall Sunset in Vermont, I looked at reference photos and saw a variety of different forms of light. I decided to achieve this look, I wanted to backlight my figure with a gradient … Continue reading

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Photo Observation: Spring

2) https://www.virginia.org/listing/libby-hill-park/6882/ 3) THEME: Spring 4) DESCRIPTION: This is a photo of Libby Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia taken in the springtime. I chose this photo because I thought the sun created a beautiful dichotomy between nature and industrialism that … Continue reading

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Lighting Observation #8

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 4/5/22, ~10:30pm, Long Beach 2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The hotel next to the boardwalk shone bright blue in the night sky, casting a glow onto the beach and water below. 3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The beach was empty and cold, … Continue reading

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Advertisement/Desire

ATTRIBUTES: This is a McDonald’s Cheeseburger ad I found on a New York Post article about McDonald’s.  THEME: Advertisement/Desire DESCRIPTION: I chose this image for two reasons. First, I thought the lighting almost intensifies the cheeseburger, making it much more … Continue reading

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Lighting Observation #7

Date/Time/Location: 4/1/22, Hempstead Turnpike, 9:30pm Objective Description: As I walked back to my dorm in the cold, a flickering streetlamp shone a warm, perfect circle on the sidewalk below. Subjective Description: The dark sky made for a shadowy, mostly unseen … Continue reading

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Lighting Observation #6

Date/Time/Location: 3/17/22, Emily Lowe 216, 10:30pm Objective Description: Though the room was dim, the light from my computer screen illuminated my watercolors in a rectangle of cool white light. Subjective Description: As I painstakingly painted the night away, mixing muddy … Continue reading

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Lighting Observation #5

Date/Time/Location: 3/10/22, The French Workshop in Garden City, 1:30 pm Objective Description: The sunlight shone through the window in beams, turning the vines on the wall all different shades of green and creating a magical Parisian atmosphere. Subjective Description: Energy … Continue reading

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