Feb 18th -- Light Series 1

Finally a clear and sun shiny day! I wanted to focus on the ceiling in these pictures because it was interesting to see how much the natural light accentuated the

waffle ceilings. However there was a bit of a harsh glare that shined off from the metal HVAC systems. The mullions in the windows portrayed neat shadows on the right wall of the lobby area and the illuminance off the shiny floors made them look glassy.

Light Model -- Johanna, Jessica, Janel, Emily

In our light model we wanted to work with the idea of additive color mixing and spacial hierarchy. To achieve this we fastened colored plastic rectangles to string and meticulously placed them in specific areas of our light model. We tried to angle them so that perhaps a blue and a red would mix and you would see the different colors throughout the white inside. We also found that there were some areas that all three colors (red, blue and green) mixed and were able to create "white light." Creating hieirarchy was in the presice placement of these colored rectangles. The more condensed area seemed more important because the light source was placed there. The less condensed area wasn't as emphasized however we were still about to see the colored shadows and created an interesting backlighted affect. My favorite part of the light model was the movement and rhythm that was achieved by slightly touching the box and you could see (especially the green rectangles) all the colors move around and sway into different places of light.

Feb 1st and 5th, 2008 Lighting Series 1

Feb 1st... The lighting seemed to be a bit bright and hazy again in these pictures. Although it wasn't as hard to see as it was in the previous pictures from January. I didn't feel as thought I were struggling to focus as much as I was before. Perhaps it was because the glare from the glass windows and doors in the front lobby was not as dominant as before. Still showing a prominant glare but it wasn't as strong.

Feb 5th... Here we have another darker view of the day. (Picture taken at about 5:00pm) It was a clear sunny day but was not about to photograph until later so the contrast wasn't as strong as I would have liked to see. The glare on the shiny concrete floor was still present from the windows. Interesting to see how the people reacted to the space. No one one would turn towards the windows because the light that eminated from the outside were somewhat annoying. In this picture you can see the person facing away. The lighting does not seem to be working. It seems as though the architect wanted to make an impressive entrance to the building but paid little attention to what the light would do to the interior space. Almost the opposite feeling of "welcoming"

Jan 19, 2008 Lighting Series 1

These two pictures were taken at different times during the day. The day was somewhat overcast and cloudy so you couldn't tell much of a difference between morning and late afternoon. It was strange to see that the one taken in the morning seemed darker than the one taken in late afternoon. The first picture (taken at about 12:30 pm) has almost a cold and dusky type feeling whereas the second picture (taken at about 4:30) feels a bit warmer and brighter. It seems as though the luminance is stronger with deeper contrast later in the day... although again, the weather was not a clear sunny day.