WEEK 5 - Rubí Danielle Morales - Fog Of The Night

This is the first week that fog has been sinking heavy in the night hours. It is interesting how fog changes the way light looks. This is a picture that I took of my dad as he was walking through the night, into the fog. The fog caused all of the light bulbs to look like they had a strong glow around them, it created a smoky effect around all of the lights that are seen in the photo. Lights do not look this way without fog. The lighting and the fog combined. create a spooky effect, that provides heavy emotion in the image above. Often times choreographers want fog in their staged works, as it adds a dramatic element to their choreography. The fog on this night, also added drama to the scene. Before taking this class, I did not take as much notice of how fog impacts lighting. I am growing an appreciation for all the ways lighting is constantly surrounding us, and how it motivates our everyday mood. 

Week 5 - Fog - Bradford

 Growing up in San Francisco, fog was a daily occurrence. I gained a deeper appreciation for the coolness of fog, the protection it provides from intense sun and heat, until I moved to SoCal.

From the perspective of lighting, I think that daytime fog is especially cool. Daytime fog can be bright, but from where the light comes is indeterminate. In daytime fog, light feels simultaneously omnipresent and nonexistent. As much can be said for the presence - or lack thereof - of shadows; they are at once everywhere and nowhere.

Some folks think that fog is depressing and hides that which we can see, which is sometimes true. However, I also think that fog can soften and round that which we experience, which can be a source of comfort or relief for those of us who experience social anxiety or mental overstimulation.

Week 5-xMPL-TA

 I am not sure if this is allowed. But inspiration... I am baffled with color and costuming. Even skin color affect. How to tell a story. The setting. The clothing. The "mood". What is it that makes us humans so fascinated with such a visual? Is it the trigger of senses? Memories? What is it that makes light translate into neurons that run throu the nervous system. 

None the less, I hope I do not get in trouble for posting these pictures. However, the first picture is a phase of skin and costume manifestation. I asked myself what are the phases in which each performer stand in. Somehow I created my own story. 

The second picture was mostly how white is such a confusing "non-color" it did not blend nor saturate so what is white? Why did peace makers choose white? Why is white a color of purity? What does white represent? Especially when Sufi Dancers wear white. In white there is an innocent complexity that stands out. 

Week 5 - JB - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Week 5 - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

This week, amidst another rare bout of rain, I was lucky to witness this little moment. The air was crisp and clear after the drizzle had subsided, and the though the sky was blue, it gave a sense of warmth after the dull gloom of storm. The clouds began to dissipate and revealed the arc of the rainbow. I didn't even notice the second rainbow until after I had taken the picture. I started thinking again about refraction and how the rainbow is just a separation of the sun's natural white. The colors were very soothing, and created a lovely, calm atmosphere, leading me to feel at peace.

-Jeevika

 

week 5 - segmenting scenes - ws

 I love how shadows can create and enliven shapes and forms. There are so many moments in the day, especially on UCI campus, that I see fun animated shapes, segmentation of light, that are often in discrete places. The brutalistic architecture offers sharp angles and and angular pockets of light. It is especially fun to observe the dialogue between the light, nature, and building structures; I feel different narratives are expressed throughout different times in the day as the quality and tone of the light shifts. 

Week 5- Good morning friends- LA

 

It's the hour before the sun is up when no creatures stir, two friends wait idly in the single source of light. They wait for the girl to animate their world, but for now, they are basking in the glow of shadowy shapes: soft orange and yellow. Thank goodness for coffee.

Week 5 - FH - Headlights at Sunset

     I was originally inspired by the way the light hues left over from the sunset silhouetted the trees and bushed; paired with glow off the stop sign from my headlights. Naturally I was driving and my quick press of a button from my shaky hand brought us hazy lines and a doubled street lamp reflection. The street lamp almost reminds me of what I did for Kelly's solo, but in a natural setting. This view also brings feelings of wander and perhaps new beginnings. 

Anna Medina-Week 5

    

I decided to continue the texture theme for this week. This picture illustrates what I understand as creating texture with the light. It's crazy that if we were looking only at the floor we would still know that there is a tree. Stepping away from the texture topic, I like that this light contrIbutes to the setting. I picture a fall afternoon, a somewhat windy day that can turn into maybe a dark night, something more scary or halloween themed. For example, if you want to set up a dark NYC alley you don't need to put a street light in, you could just project its shadow. 

 

Week 4 - texture - TA

 Clouds. It has been a while since I have seen a consistent grey and cloudy weather. The texture of them, the color, the fact that its grey yet it is not a real color. Clouds prevent sun rays. The texture of the clouds intrigue my attention and controls my mood. 

Week 4 - Bradford - Texture

 Life through rose-colored glasses,
sometimes amber.

Two-dimensional or three?

Three dimensions where

depth emerges,

perceived

or experienced?

Experienced

or felt?

Three-dimensional or four?

Texture adds texture
gives holism to rose

or amber.

Texture also disrupts.

It' was never just

the rose

or the amber.

 

WEEK 4 - Rubí Danielle - TEXTURE - The Substance of Halloween

I absolutely love Halloween and all of the artistic inspiration that comes with it. In this photo, I captured lighting that revealed texture as well as beautiful colors. The clouds were strong on this night, giving the sky weight and shape. There is more than just flat lighting over the night sky. There is also the three dimensional quality that the clouds are giving the sky. I want to reach out and touch the clouds and their surface. The lighting that you see over the front door of the house, also provides a three dimensional quality and texture as well. The neon pink accents over the purple lighting, look like scrapes and scratches across the door. Instead of it looking like a flat clean door, the neon pink accents add a rough surface quality. It reminds me of the way boulders and rocks look, it provides a similar feel and look. Halloween is a holiday with great depth, substance, and emotion, as many see it as a time to connect with the spiritual realm. This picture captures both the dark and bright side of the spooky season, and provides us with an image that we not only want to look at, but that we also want to reach out and touch.