Week 10 - Weiner In Paradise - Lucas Goodman

This is a photo of a little weiner pupperino. Her name is Pumpkin. One day she popped in to say hello and there just happened to be a glimmering beam of warm sunshine blasting through the window. As soon as she noticed this opportunity for a chill sesh, she plopped down and bathed herself in the glorious sunlight.

What I appreciate about this photo is how concentrated the ray of sunlight is in the photo. It gives such a vigorous power to the image and as a result it makes little Pumpkin here look exquisitely divine, and eternally glamorous. I also find the shape of the light so fascinating. The shadow of the table behind the camera presents a corner shadow and it just so happens to be pointed right towards Pumpkin; on top of that, the outline of the window that the light is traveling through is stretched in a way that is tight and concise. Moreover, all the surrounding areas are dark/and or live in a shadowy realm. Because of this, it feels like everything about this photo’s composition is telling the audience to pay attention to Pumpkin, sitting there looking ever so fabulous.

This photo is inspiring to me because it demonstrates all the different ways you can concentrate light on a figure, prop, scenery, etc. Of course color has a great influence on how light attracts our eyes, but the manipulation of negative space, shadows, shape, and contrasting intensities can also work wonders in creating a concentrated composition.

Katherine Cotter Week 8: Serene Skies

I took this photo while I was on a walk around my neighborhood. This is my favorite spot that I walk to, and in the late afternoon I find it so calming to stand out there and listen to all the frogs croaking and the breeze moving the leaves around. On the day I took this photo, I remember being in a bit of a sombre mood, and hopeless feelings were getting to me, but when I turned the corner and saw the sky, with the sun peeking through the grasses, washing across the sky and reflecting warm colors onto the clouds, I felt more at peace. The difference between the dark grey clouds (toward the bottom of the sky in the photo) which I was seeing more of that day, and the color and warmth from the setting sun reminds me of hope and lifts my mood. 

Week 8 / California Dreamin' / Tyler Garcia

California Dreamin'

I took this photo on the last walk that I took in Orange County, right before moving back up to my parents' house back up in the middle of nowhere, California, right near the Nevada border.  Palm trees have always been something I've loved, particularly because of how much they remind me of home.  I never grew up around palm trees, per se, but being from California, that's what people always associate us with; that and the Golden Gate Bridge.  I loved the silhouette of the palm trees in this, backed by the almost dream-like clouds, creating this kind of ethereal California dream. Palm trees always reminded me that no matter where in the world I am, I'll always be a California boy at heart.

Week 8-Sunny Tree-Lissette Garrido

I took this picture in my backyard and the lighting during this time of day was so pretty. I loved the way there was some light showing through the branches of the trees and there was more light on side as well. This makes the tree look greener than the other side even though the leaves are all the same color. Kind of like when lighting only one side of the stage it can sometimes make the actor look like they are wearing different colors. I also really like the shadows the tree is creating on the ground too. The wind was blowing and was creating different shadows while the branches kept moving.

Week 8 - Blushy Sky - Andrew Landeros

It was a cloudy day and i was inside during quarantine. The sun started to set and i saw a pinkish glow through my window. I went outside and got a sight of this. I took a picture and i observed the colors. I gave me a sense of serenity and it was so soothing. I was outside for 15 min just admiring the sunset and the colors it projected across the sky. I also finally realized the clouds actually are lavender. I was mind blown.

Week 8 | Soft Sunset | Erika Clark

I took this picture on the beach (with a mask and safely distanced from other people), because I hadn't seen a sunset in a very long time. I realized I also hadn't been to the beach in over a year despite living so close to so many. I thought the sunset was beautiful and soft. The fog over the water created a soft glow when the sunlight went through it, creating a sky of hazy oranges and blues. The reflection from the sun makes the water glow, and I can also see a shadow of a bird backlit on the right. It was just a really beautiful night, and I'm glad I got to see it.

Week 8 - Bright Spots and Shadows

I took a bit of a different approach to this photo. I really just appreciated the way the shadows kind of bled downwards and how the shadows at the bottom contrasted with the bright spots of light near the top. It gave me a warm feeling, kind of like the warmth of athe sun coming through the window on a cold morning. The shadows bleeding downward really reminded me of the feeling I get as I warm up and the cold just drips out of my being.

Week 8 - Madi Smith

I took this photo on a walk at the park earlier last week. I had stopped to take a photo because I thought the shadows the trees cast onto the creek made it look so pretty. I was also drawn to the varying shades of green on the trees depending on where the sun hit them in the photo. The green mixed with the brown of the creek, and the rusty-red of the bridge made for a great combination of colors, and the shadow gave the whole scene a more adventurous look.

Week 8 - Lights, Fence and LA (Sittichai Chaiyahat)

This photo is from the very top of a hill in LA that's very close to the Hollywood sign. I think the time was around 11:30 or sometime close to that. This was the result of an impromptu drive I had with my friend up to LA . We stopped by to get food, drove through the bougee Hollywood Hills and found ourselves atop the peak of a mountain where we could see both the city and the Hollywood sign. I really like the lighting in this photo. Everywhere is dark except for the faint glow coming from the city lights way in the distance. It looks awesome. The chain link fence also adds some interesting texture to the photo, as you cna barely make out the chain link except for the section that's being lit by the city lights. This photo reminds me of the good times I had with one of my close friends.

Week 8- Apartment Views- Alyssa Mendoza

Hi all! I hope you are enjoying the final few weeks of the quarter.

I took this picture from the balcony of my apartment. My roommates and I often joke about feeling like Rapunzel in her tower, being so high up and unable to go outside. This balcony is a nice little escape for me, whenever I don't have the energy to go on a walk but still want to be outside. It's where we have impromptu dance parties, moments alone, and breaths of fresh air. As the sun travels over us, the light is constantly changing. It is really bright in the morning and more shadowy in the afternoon. This was taken at around 5pm, so the sun was behind us, casting the shadow of the building over the area downstairs. It's really nice at sunset because the windows will reflect the orange light and it looks really pretty. It can feel a little suffocating at times, but it is nice having this little bit of escape where we can see people passing by, trees in the distance, and the world continuing to move forward.

Week 8 - A Day's Upcoming Night - Hector Hernandez

Hello everyone!

Today i am demonstrating a picture i took around Stanford Court before dusk. Seeing how the sun shines close to 7:00 PM when the sun is close to setting, the light it brings to this area really caught my attention. The contrasting colors on the buildings and the floor really caught my attention as shown by the building's warm yellow & orange colors due to the sun's reflections, all while seeing the cool shaded floor, giving a darker and cool blue mood to the picture. Seeing the light this picture bring makes me think of a relaxing and satisfying mood to the scene because the lack in sunlight all over the picture makes me feel like the day is close to the end, where i am done working for the day and I can relax now that the night is close, later to go sleep in bed once night arrives.

Week 8: Stacey Manos

I took this photo while on a walk with my sister. It was an unexpected moment of laughter between us and she hid from the camera. I love the bright pink of the flowers coming from behind her because it is the first thing my eyes focus on when I look at this picture. The sun is hitting the green grass and the pink flowers in a way that makes the entire photo feel happy and free, reminding me of summertime and genuine joy. 

Week 8: K-town Streets - Tina K.

This week, I wanted to share this photo from last year that I took at Korea Town in Downtown LA. As I was waiting in line for a concert venue for the group PENTAGON to perform the LA stop for their Prism tour, the sun began to set and the lights around began to slowly turn on. The bright neon signs of the venue along with the colorful sunset behind made me immediately want to take a photo. Seeing the beautiful way lights work immediately made me distracted from the long wait I have been expecting. The headlights of the passing cars also added to this beauty crated by both artificial and natural lights.

This photo also brings back memories of this wonderful day I spent with my sister, so it is a very meaningful, and light filled photo for me. I hope you guys like it as much as me!!

Week 8: Drawn In - Kari Setlak

Tonight on our walk, I literally made my boyfriend stop in his tracks because I wanted to take this photo. My eye was drawn in immediately by the quality of light and the way that isolation interacts with the larger picture. Although each lamp draws attention to the small area bathed in its light, their setup pulls the viewer all the way in and towards the end of the walkway. Compared to the dimming light blue sky as the sun begins to set in the background, the harsher yellow lamps cut through the enclosing darkness with a certain boldness. I've realized in my last couple posts that I have a fascination with the time during which the city lights start to come up but before the natural light of the sun has disappeared. It makes me feel a certain apprehension but also gives me a sense of curiosity, and this image was definitely no exception in my mind. This view reminded me of the kind of magical realism we've been discussing in class, especially in regards to Anna in the Tropics. And I have to admit that it does feel nice to have found new ways for my brain to convert mundaneness into escapism through this lens, especially right now.

Week 8 | Hoi An Lanterns | Diemmi Le

This picture was taken last summer when I went to Vietnam with my mom and sister to visit my family there.  Most of the time in Vietnam was spent indoors in Saigon, trying to stay out of the humid heat, but this picture was actually taken when we traveled up north to Hoi An, Vietnam, the highlight of the trip.  I remember this night being one of the best nights of my time in Vietnam because of all the beautiful lighting.  I remember walking around telling myself, "Damn, this is where I want to have my honeymoon," because of how incredibly romantic the lanterns made everything feel.  They were everywhere and it was the main source of light.  They were in the river, being sold at booths, on the side walk, etc.  I think there is a general warmness in lanterns because they were candlelit for the most part.  The flame creates an aura that is more warm with its yellow/orange color.  They also aren't as assertive like artificial light may be.  Also, especially in the picture, lanterns dim the overall source of the light so that it is not as bright and in your face.  Instead, the flame (or lightbulb) is covered with intricately designed fabric, and when it shines on people, there is a sense of mystery (and conceal) to them. Overall, they created a more calming feeling and being around them, I felt more relaxed, yet happy.  It felt romantic.  In the picture, there are lots of red and orange that add to that warm feeling as well. 

Week 8 - Baroque Clouds - Rachel Stinger

Happy week 8 everyone! We are in the final stretch.
I took this photo when I was taking my dog Nikita on her evening walk. As I was leaving my house my eyes were drawn to the beautiful sky above me. I was enchanted by the soft blues of the evening sky, the subtle amber and lavenders of the clouds and the dark silhouettes of the trees. I really love the gradient of dark blue down to the almost white blue at the bottom of the photograph. It creates a beautiful natural ombre effect. At first I didn't care for the silhouettes in the photo, but I feel like they add a nice contrast to the brightness of the photo. The sky in this photograph reminded me of the skies painted in Baroque period paintings. It specifically reminded me of the painting on the ballroom ceiling that you see during the title song of Beauty and the Beast. I feel like all the picture needs is some photoshopped cherubs and angels to really complete the Baroque look. Themes of romance, timelessness, beauty and etherealness come to mind while I gaze at the image. When I look at this photo I am reminded that these great painters and I looked up at the same sky. I only wish I had the ability to paint the beautiful scenes they painted. I am really inspired by the sky and by classic paintings so I feel like this photograph really encapsulates both.

Week 8 - Natural Projection - Matthew Byrd

This photo brought a little bit of joy and wonder. I happened to turn around and noticed that the magnifying glass that I use to tie flies was focusing the light coming through my window and not just focusing light but acting as a projector in such a fuzzy just satisfying way. In analyzing the image it was even fun just to notice that the image is flipped but noticing what doesn't appear to be flipped. Such as the lamp looks right side up but has moved to the bottom now hanging off of the bookshelf rather than resting on it. It got me curious and thinking about how I could use this in theatre. Creating projections that are more naturalistic and calm. Rather than the sharp crisp detached projections, we use now in theatre. I'd love to see how to replicate this even if it is just an unfocused projector with a very soft diffused edge.

Week 8: Flowers in Bloom - Meghan Minguez-Marshall

Hello friends! Happy week eight!

 I wanted to make this picture large so that the quality was only slightly lowered, so you could all see the details in the photo. I took this photo on a walk last week. I walk on this trail a lot, and in the week or so since I had been last all of these flowers bloomed! It made me so happy to see so many of them when I didn't even realize they were budding for the past few weeks. I really enjoy all of the different levels the flowers are growing at, and how the white of the flowers pops out and catches your eye. They form little waves close to the skyline, and it makes me feel calm to look at the bright white of each flower in the distance. I tried not to get my shadow in the photo, but in hindsight, I like that I am a part of this photo in a way, even if it is just my shadow. I also think it is interesting to note the three flowers towards the bottom of the photo. One is in all sunlight, one half in sunlight and half in my shadow, and the other completely in my shadow. I like how the change in light effects the vibrancy of the yellow centers of the flowers. The sunlight also allows you to see more detail in the petals of the flowers compared to the one in shadow. Lastly, I love how the blue of the skyline gradually gets more saturated, resulting in a pure sky blue at the top of the photo.

Week 8 - Oh Hello There, Sir! - Lucas Goodman

This is a photo I took of a little succulent I own! I took this as it was gracefully chillin on my desk, basking in the golden flares of the setting sunlight. I happened to walk into my room and it was almost as if the little plant said, "Oh hello there, sir!" Immediately, I knew that this snapshot HAD to be my blog post. 

What draws me toward this image the most is a combination of the defined presence of the plant in the foreground contrasted with the out of focus nature background along with the splendid ray of sunshine splashing through various areas of the image. In addition to the adorable heart in the heart painted on the pink pot, the influence of the nature in the exterior illuminates the visual with ease and comfort. It makes me just want to cuddle up next to the succulent. In a way, it seems like the succulent is joyfully having a little afternoon conversation with the trees out side. 

I am inspired by this photo because it makes me think how appreciating the simplicity of nature is one of the most profound ways we can connect with art. In tying this to lighting, it makes me wonder about all the different ways one can establish peaceful exterior lighting by emulating sunlight, trees, greenery, etc. I also imagine how when it comes to lighting nature environments, simplicity can often be more effective. 

Week 8 - Cat behind the window

There were significantly fewer rainy days during this period than in the previous two weeks, so I go out more often. This photo was taken on my way home from the supermarket this afternoon. When I came back, I just saw my roommate's cat Jilly basking on the windowsill.

Black cats are not easy to see on cloudy days or when there is no sun, especially the position in the window, the sunlight cannot illuminate in. Compared to other place that can be illuminated, the light is much dimmer.

The other reason that I like this picture is because the color combination in the photo gives me a very comfortable feeling. For me, light colors are relaxing. Especially in the sunlight, the colors stand out and look cleaner.

In this project, I have gradually found that color is important for photos. Humans are visual animals, and other tactile sensations are relatively weak for vision. So photographs are very intuitive things, and I'm getting more and more aware of that.

Week 6 - A Streak of Fear

I took this photo before I spotted in the small hours of the morning and it reminded me of the kind of intense streaks of light in contrasting darkness you see in horror movies. It kinda created this isolated and uncertain atmosphere.

Week 6- Stacey Manos

I took this photo from the car at sunset while I was driving by the beach to clear my head. Even though we are living in stressful times, this sunset felt happy. The sky was still bright blue, even though the sun was setting and the bird was flying right towards the sun. The beam of light coming from the sun and reaching all the way to the car was a nice metaphor for the sun reaching out to me. The brush strokes of the clouds dancing with different colors in the sky made it feel childlike and playful. 

Week 6 Impressionist- Matthew Byrd

This is a picture of one of the 14 redwoods my grandfather planted as a gift to my parents in our back yard I loved this because of the balance of color. The warm of the orange twilight sun against the green tree with the light blue background. I also loved the stylized format the screen gives the view making it see as if it were an impressionist painting unless you get close enough to see it. But also an almost modern impressionist as it seems pixelate perhaps even pointilist in nature.

Week 6 / Solitude / Tyler Garcia

Solitude

Lately, I haven't been going out as much as I know that I should, at least to get regular exercise and vitamin D.  It feels like more and more lately we shouldn't be going outside, and should be locking ourselves away in our houses in desperate attempts to curb exposure to ourselves and others.  Though, I did force myself to go outside and take a walk by myself, mask equipped.  Just around my little suburban Orange County neighborhood.  I found myself in the parking lot of a liquor store, closed either due to time or COVID-19.  But this light was still on, illuminating the space around it, despite the fact that the only person, in fact literally the only thing in the entire parking lot, was me.  This little light, faintly glowing, was still glowing for me.  My own personal spotlight, six feet away and social distancing, of course.

Week 6 - Fairy Lights - Andrew Landeros

This picture is of the lights that my sister placed behind her curtains in her room. We were talking to each other and having a nice conversation at around 2am when I took this picture. The warm yellow made me feel really joyful, safe, and it felt like fairies were surrounding me and my sister.

Week 6: Beams - Kari Setlak

My boyfriend and I have been trying to at least sit out on our patio recently, so we don't spend too much time inside while we can't go anywhere much further. Even though we don't have the greatest view- just facing the parking lot for the apartments-, we at least have some beautiful trees on the other side of our wall. I've always loved the silhouette of trees and branches, so much that I have a tattoo of a guitar made of tree branches on my back. So, this week my photo is of one of the street lights shining through the branches of the trees and even casting a soft beam on the nearest leaves and brightening their color and tone. I thought it was appropriate, given our discussions the last few weeks of isolated sources of light versus flooded fullness and the way that different sources of light are always affecting the way we see the scene in front of us, onstage and in life. I love the contrast of the soft blue gray glow of the sky, as the sun has gone down but the darkness hasn't quite settled in yet, and the artificial yellow light calling more specific attention the now brighter, more vibrant green cluster. Especially right now, I really appreciate the calm serenity of the look and feeling of the evening air with a bright light shining through the approaching darkness. The small glimpse of light encourages us to keep looking forward to the daylight that will come again after the darkness, just like in life and in many shows.

Week 6: Flower- Alyssa Mendoza

I took this picture on Valentine’s Day this past February. Brown Bag was selling carnations on campus and I happily bought one for myself. I love flowers, they make me smile. I loved this one, which is a delicate pink. I like how the light of the car makes some of the petals look blue. I like the contrast between the warmer and cooler colors. The shadows make the middle of the flower a darker pink than the edges. I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day, but being able to spend it with friends and the little things like this made it a little better.

Week 6 - Madi Smith

I took this photo outside the car window as the sun was setting. I loved the mix of colors, and though it wasn't a very extravagant sunset, but the blue, orange, and pink together looked really pretty aesthetically. I liked the way the sky made the ground appear in silhouette, apart from the sunset's reflection in the shop window. The color palette felt soft, for lack of a better word, and I thought it gave the picture a really peaceful vibe.

Week 6 - Sittichai Chaiyahat

This picture is from when I went to the beach a couple of nights ago. It was around 10 p.m. so there was almost nobody there. I love going to the beach in the evening. I didn't go down on the sand, instead I just parked my car above the beach and went to the edge of a cliff near the beach and took the picture you see above! If you're curious about where I'm at this picture was taken in Carlsbad. I particularly like this photo and the lighting because even though it's dark you can still manage to see everything on the beach, but once you hit the water it's almost pitch black and you can't see anything. So that dynamic is interesting along with the the infrastructure of the trash can, fence, and bench that's located on the beach. The smell of the open sea air is the absolute best, and can really help you cleat your mind. Also, Happy Mothers Day! 

Week 6 | Jellies | Erika Clark

This week, I decided to post this photo that I took at the Long Beach Aquarium last August. I really like looking at the jellyfish exhibits, because they always make me feel like a kid again. I look at them with the wonder and amazement of a kid who has seen what they might perceive as magic for the first time.

In this picture, I like how the light coming from under the jellyfish illuminate them in a way that provides depth and still leaves something to the imagination. It does a good job of revealing just enough to spark interest but concealing enough to make them a bit mysterious. They each remind me of a little full moon and give a similar feeling to how I feel looking at the night sky. The blue color of the light also helps in making it feel like night and giving them a mystical feel.

Week 6-Juice in a Fancy Cup-Lissette Garrido

Last week my parents wanted to recreate what it's like to be in a restaurant again. My mom doesn't drink wine very often but she wanted to feel "fancy." She put cranberry juice in a wine class to get as close as possible to recreating wine. It was also a candlelit dinner to make it a little more romantic. When I saw where my mom had placed her cup I had to take a picture of it.

I really like the way the lighting is in the back of the cup giving off a pinkish lighting. It reminded me of a cyc light in the background of the cup and the lighting from the living room in the background as well. The light from the candle is also illuminating the bottom the cup as well giving it a romantic/mysterious feeling.

Week 6 - Sky's Calming Light - Hector Hernandez

Hi everyone!

Today I am showing a picture I took at home around sunset. While walking outside to get the mail I saw the sky and it caught my eye to demonstrate to the class. This scene caught my eye because of the dark surface the scene brings while the sky brings an orange and blue sky. The darkness of the floor and the trees and the light in the sky made me focus less on the surroundings and instead made me focus more on the beauty of the light above me, giving a more scenic and meditating emotion to the area due to the contrasting blue and orange colors in the sky.

Week 6: Concert Lights

Hope everyone has been having a good week! For this week I am sharing a photo I took last November at the last concert I attended before quarantine. My friend and I were able to get barricade for this concert, so I was able to take such a close up picture! The artist we went to go see is a South Korean group called ONEUS. Because they had to travel from very far for this tour, the amount of set items they were able to bring was very limited, so they heavily relied on lights and projections to fill the empty stage space.

The LED screen behind them displayed videos as well as a moving background during their performance and the automatic moving lights seemed to be controlled from the light board located on the balcony of the venue. I really enjoyed how the lights matched with their music and dance whether it came to timing or colour. For a more energetic song, I noticed the use of more warm and exciting colors, while darker cooler tones were used for ballad performances. Overall, attending this concert made me realize how much lighting design plays a role in concerts and live events. I feel I also have a new found appreciation for everything light design related thanks to this class. I hope to pay close attention to the lights and how they are utilized at the next concert I attend after quarantine!

Week 6: Vibrant Sky - Meghan Minguez-Marshall

For this week's blog post, I wanted to choose something in nature rather than an interior setting like my previous posts. I took this photo a few weeks before quarantine began on my way to rehearsal if I remember correctly. I couldn't believe how vibrant the sky looked and I had to snap a picture while my boyfriend was driving. The vibrant orange tones of the setting sun made me feel at peace and sparked excitement for the coming evening of rehearsal time. I love how the orange tones mix with the pink, violet, and blue tones of the clouds further out from the sun. I also like the contrast between the dark green trees and the way the sunset shines through their gaps. The sunset felt like it took up the entire sky, which made it even more breathtaking.

Week 6 | Cotton Candy | Diemmi Le

I took this picture when I went on a a short walk outside around my block.  It was around 6:30pm so the sun was starting to set and the sky started to change into this pink/blue cotton candy hue. 

I found this image really interesting, especially after our class discussion on how there is usually a balance when it comes to color in light.  Here, I think that the blue and the pink tones balance each other out because the blue gives off a cooler feeling whereas when the pink in the clouds are added, there is an overall serenity to the image, which is exactly how I felt in the moment.  I was relaxing, not stressing out over things that I had to get done for my online classes.  I was just in the moment, listening to my own random thoughts in my head.  It felt peaceful.

Week 6 - Light and Shadow

My living room has a window through which the sun can shine in the afternoon. This temperature of this week is relatively high, and I found that Boss (my cat) will lie in the living room almost every afternoon in the sun. I like to shoot the shadow of people or animals very much, because I feel that the shadow can become something different from the body with the irradiation of different angles and positions.

In this photo, the brightness is high due to the sunlight, but for the saturation I set a little bit low. This minimalist style gives a sense of relaxation, and light and shadow create a strong contrast. You can see from the color of his body, in the light his color is light grey and even a little bit white. But the parts of the body that are not exposed to sunlight are dark gray.

Week 6 ~ Rainbow Connection ~ Rachel Stinger

When I took this photo, I just got home from visiting friends before the shelter in place was put in effect. I remember feeling disheartened and uncertain due to the virus, but also full of love after seeing my friends. Like the clouds I felt troubled, but I had a glimmer of happiness still bursting forward.

What really struck me about this photo was the contrast between the rainbow and the clouds. You have the dark blues and lavenders of the clouds with the vibrant rainbow reflecting off of it. I love that as you follow the arc of the rainbow upwards, the clouds become brighter. I also enjoy the contrast of the green foliage in comparison to the clouds. The clouds are soft and airy while the grass/trees are sturdy and grounded. Whenever I see rainbows the "Rainbow Connection" by The Muppets always plays in my head and makes my day a bit brighter.

Week 6 - Red - Lucas Goodman

I took this photo walking home from a "30 Plays" rehearsal late at night. It was about 1am. What is so striking for me about this photo is both the photo itself as well as the memory that it holds. I remember at that moment, every light in my plane of view just turned red all in sync simultaneously: the car's tail lights ahead of me, the stop lights, and the whole street was just filled with a blood red hue shimmering all around the street. Although it was freezing and the streets were desolate and barren, there was a warm, electrifying energy that filled the immediate environment. As a result, I was overcome with some comfortably frisky vibes.

In speaking to the imagery of the photo, I absolutely love how there is an immediate repetition of blaring red light plastered among the foreground, all possessing different textures, yet all piercing in visual quality as well. Much to the brooding blackness of the dreary clouds blanketing the night, the stark presence of the red light screams at you and sends a cacophony of signals implying danger, sin, and intrigue (somewhat like the feeling of proceeding through an alley of a city's red light district). All the while, reaching out in the distance is a hint of welcoming green light, suggesting an escape to a hopeful and/or prosperous environment beyond the block flooded by red preceding it. When I see this photo, I feel an external emptiness accompanied by an ambiguous wave of internal fulfillment; to say whether this fulfillment is positive ore negative, I'm not sure.

What I appreciate as well as am inspired by most in this photo includes it's possession of red. Evidently, red is extremely powerful, not only as a pigment used on clothing/objects/paint, but particularly used as a hue in lighting. Moreover, the relationship between red and other hues of the color spectrum also ignites my curiosity and imagination of how the human brain responds to color. There's something about red that evokes what absolutely no other color can and the ambiguity of what that thing is what makes the color so riveting. The way it fills and floods a space can tell such intriguing stories and evoke potent emotional responses; it makes me admire how red, if used effectively, can make absolutely badass visual achievements in theatrical lighting design.