Week 4-LA-Spider-Texture

A slippery plastic spider dramatically spots mesh netting; the muted and cozy fibers do reflect. Likewise, a mystical purple bulb illuminates slippery organic leaves with more appealing textures and nifty nuances than the perfect plastic can provide, no matter how brightly it shines or cute it is.

Week 4 - JB - [Texture] - Lampshade

  Week 4 - Lampshade

There are two categories of textures that I saw represented in this photograph - the various textures of the objects (lampshade, wall), and the various textures of light that shone through. The soft gradient of light in the upper parabola highlights the knockdown texture of the wall. The lampshade itself is ever so slightly corrugated, and the light creates vertical shadows along the lateral surface. I also noticed the orangeish splatter of light at the bottom of shade, which felt smoother than the rest of the light above.

-Jeevika

Week 4 - Texture - FH

 Initially I was drawn to the shadows created by the sun and trees in the early morning. But as I got closer I was intrigued by the wrinkles in the fabric. The light pouring through cover reveals both the original weaving pattern and the creases formed over time. 

Week 3 - Bradford - Darkness, Light

 

Wallowing in Darkness needs not the Light,

and Light refuses the tarnish of Darkness.

But to thrive,

bear witness to form,

 radiate from within,

the brilliance of life in color,

Darkness and Light play.

How magnificent to find our most radiant form

not by the light of others,

but seemingly by the light from within.

Week 3 - Amber Morales - Love, your secret admirer

 

Ahhhhh Halloween! 

I absolutely love when you come around this time of year. The smell of your autumn breeze, the fog in your ghostly sky, the sound of your dry leaves crinkling with each step, and your orange rays of sunlight that shine brightly in the late hours of the morning. Nothing brings my heart to tranquil like you, Halloween. You are warm and cozy to the heart. You are peaceful and soothing to the soul.  You are stunning and bewitching to the eye. However, you are Frightening and Terrorizing. Manipulative and Controlling. Possessive and Sinister. Oh, but how I keep coming back for more. How I keep clinging on to your scheming tricks and treats. Halloween, you are more than just a holiday or a feeling. You are life. A life I cannot live without. 

Love, your secret admirer 

 

WEEK 3- Rubí Danielle- Green Lantern

My favorite color is red, however I am incredibly attracted to vibrant green colors as well, and I recently have been deeply interested in pairing green and red together. I took this photo while I was on a walk, and I was immediately captivated by the massive green glow that was flooding the front of this house. What is interesting, is that the actual light bulb you see on the left of the photo, is not green. As you can see though, the front of the house is surrounded by green grass, plants, trees, and bushes. So it seems as if the light bulb was reflecting the green from the plants. This was a really amazing sight to see. I have always been intrigued by rich and saturated colors, so I was deeply satisfied when I witnessed this lighting effect in person. There is also a hint of orange light that is coming from the front door and window of the house, which goes along with my interest in pairing the colors red and green together. Orange is not red, however it is a close sister of red, so it pleased me to see that there was a somewhat red accent in this green sea. 

Anna M Week 3 Columns

 

The interesting thing about this picture is that the columns are not in a diagonal, however, since the sunlight is hitting them from the right side the reflection becomes a series of diagonal lines. Last class while we were lighting each other's blogs I understood that shadows are an important element to consider, and entirely depend on the direction of the light. This offers plenty of design possibilities when working with moving bodies onstage. 

The continuity of the shadows to me is both calming and ads structure to the image. 

Week 3-Kelly -America Really Does Have Talent

 

This weekend I had the opportunity to see a friend of mine perform with Catapult Dance Company, a former finalist group on America's Got Talent, as a part of their 2021 National Tour.  The company's gimmick is that the entire performance is performed behind a screen, behind which a single light source is used to create an array of optical illusions through silhouette and shadow. During this performance I was blown away by the creativity and ingenuity of the designers and dancers. 

The audience sees the performance as one two-dimensional image, while in reality the dancers position themselves at different distance from the light source, so they appear large or smaller, and the silhouettes blend together to make a complete different image projected on the screen. I was able to watch the second half of the performance from backstage and it was truly amazing  to see how this is accomplished. If you look closely at the first two pictures in this blog, you can see the backstage set-up and the amount of spike tape, monitors, and detail go into making this happen. Although some props are used during the performance, the majority of the images are created through manipulation of the light source and reimagination of the form and shape of the human body. 

Talk about innovation and imagination when it comes to lighting!

week 3 - whitney - optical veracity

 

how light and visual perspectives reveal the essences of living forms

what is in focus?

how relevant are compositional techniques in portraying essences of living forms?

does a crisp focus always equate to clarity? 

how does light temperature and exposure effect our emotional connection (to ourselves and others)?

is abstraction closer to the "truth" of things? 

Week 3 - Joey NM - Traffic Light, his three Boxes, and four Palm Trees

I really appreciate the composition of this photo. The four palm trees and three electrical boxes are in the background fixed in space, waiting for their cue. Perhaps they're in silhouette? The traffic light is the real star of the show. He's in front and in a position to do something dramatic.

I took this photo mainly because the images struck me as beautiful. The blue paper meché mountains in the back exude orangey heat as they continue broiling impatience for the octet to begin dancing for them.

It's also a good reminder that this scenery, something so mundane, I'd often overlook. Like the fuming mountains, they wait for absolutely nothing to happen. In the photo's background, I'm fuming for the red traffic light to change in my rush to get to a place that is relatively more unimportant than this beautiful moment in front of me.

Week 3, Lisa Allin, Purple Lights

 

Crawling up my wall are purple lights and soft arching shadows that mimic the spooky branches. Gnarly shapes, swirling colors, and varying levels of intensity entice my inner artist and child. Mystery exudes, but it’s obviously Halloween!