I found this image while surfing the web a few days ago. The main thing that I really like about the light in this picture is how the lights from the cars on the road almost frame the picture and surrounds the city which is much darker in comparison. I also thought how the light streaks from the cars have a sort of neon glow.

WEEK 6

I recently went back East to visit my son at Boston University. I was in complete awe of the incredible autumn colors. We don't get this in California! The trees literally glowed in florescent red, yellow, and orange. The colors were so captivating, I was constantly drawn to them. They mesmerized me and took my breath away. I kept asking my husband to stop the car so I could get better pictures but, he said stopping on the Mass Pike (the freeway) was not an option. Plus, I think Boston has the worst drivers in America. So, in protecting my life, I was only able to get this one picture. It does not do justice to the brilliance and intensity of the colors I experienced.

~ Jill Thomas

Week 6, Blog 3, SUN, OR RED LIGHT!!!!!

For this week blog, I thought to talk about sun, and the colors that sun creates, or talk about the importance of color in our lives but I figured I rather talk about both. First I decided to use this moment to show you some pictures of nature lights that was sent to me by email from my dad, taken by national geographic. At first they are pictures of the sun but more specific they are ways of sun when clouds are surrounding it. Sun is the first object that lights our world without any use of our creation or inventions. Most of the time during the day, we do not look at the sun or lights and warms that is giving us, we just choose to ignore it, but we have to sometimes look up and appreciate the light that God has given us . For me it inspires me to look up to sky more often to understand the sun and sunlight better since every light designer has difficulty create a sunlight. Second is the importance of light and color in our lives. I was driving to UCI, for two nights, and i looked at lights that surrounding me. I felt the need to understand light and color more because we use them during night and day, and we need them so I figured I need to pay attention. We use light to see during the night like moon light or the lights of our cars. Also we use color to show our emotions or simply create more details. Like a basic example is the color of red light to stop. We sometimes forget how much we are using light and color during day and night which we need to be aware of. A sun that create color, and gives us warmth and light... or simply a red light (and there is also an extra picture of lightening, enjoy) (SORRY for the order of pictures)

Week 6: Dressing Room Lighting

I did a show this weekend in a very old theatre in Bakersfield (where I'm from). It has been renovated since the early 20th century when it was opened, however I don't know just how recently. Specifically, I am referring to the dressing room lights surrounding the mirrors. I know very little about the particulars of modern technology for this type of lighting specifically, however I do know that they are fairly standard G type incandescent lamps, probably around 25W, and these particular ones were laid out 4 to a strip, one strip bordering the sides of each mirror. I also learned that these lamps often have cages on them to keep people from stealing them--the lamps in this dressing room did not have cages. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture to represent this, but I was surprised (not for the first time, now that I think back on many other occasions) but they way that amount of lighting can wash a person out. That's the best way I can think to describe it. My particular attention in this case was to my make up. I had already put most of my make up on at home in the bathroom. But as soon as I stepped up to the dressing room mirror I was amazing at how reduced my make up appeared, and I thought, "I thought I already put a ton on at home," but turns out it wasn't sufficient for this lighting. I figured that was fair enough because it helps give a closer representation of what stage lighting can do; so the dressing room lighting reinforces the fact that you have to put a lot of make up on in order to make it stand out enough on stage with all of the stage lighting.

This also reminds me of the subtler version of this comparison: the difference in doing my make up in different rooms of my apartment. The lighting changes my perspective as well as my opinion about my make up for the day depending on the room. My bedroom is different that the bathroom or the hallway. And all of those turn out to be vastly different from what I see in a mirror when I am outside in the daylight. (That's usually the most disappointing.)

Week Six: Church can be artsy and innovative!

People would not guess it but this picture was taken at a church in L.A. and it is called OASIS CHRISTIAN CENTER. As you can tell, my church is pretty modern and artistic. We have such an awesome creative arts staff who contribute to the innovative and creative layout of the Church. This is a picture of the stage where there is a material stretched out across the back of the stage where the light is hitting. The colors of the lights are very distinct and could be very intense to some people, especially when they are put together but I feel that because of the material that the light is hitting, the tension is subsided. It helps soften things up and make the two different hues come together, creating a nice combination of lighting throughout the rest of the stage. I feel that the design of lighting gives off a lot of energy, strength and vibrancy which I believe reflects my church very well!

Leah Joanino

Week 6 Underwater Lighting

I was taking my usual stress relieving stroll down Disneyland's themed pathways, paying better attention to the parks lighting, use, and function when I stumbled across the fairyland pond and its fountain. It immediately caught my attention as I noticed how well the water played with the lights as a reflector and with the mood of the area. The water helped the colors expand in the pond, filling out space and drawing more attention to softness of the liquid and its movement as the cool colors helped relax the scene as they pierced through the element in swirling shapes. It was very calming to stand in the ponds presence and just admire the beauty. The back lighting passing behind the stones helped frame the pond and continued filling the space with the same tranquility the lights underwater gave through. It has become one of my new favorite spots in the park all thanks to the beautiful lighting of the pond.

- Sandy Cisneros

Week 6/Post #3

Double Rainbow All The Way

What does it mean? There are a number of reasons this picture is special to me. First and foremost it represents a time in my life where things are happy, my family is together in one place, and we're on beautiful vacation in Maui. Rainbows, themselves, make everyone happy (I don't think I know a single person who doesn't like rainbows)! But two at the same time are rare and very exciting! Next, anyone who knows online jokes will understand right away why this picture makes me happy. I share this joke with so many friends, it's hard not to be happy. The colors are so bright and vivid, and it really stands out against the deep blues in the background, and the greens and whites in the foreground, creating a very serene balance in the picture.

It also makes me feel a bit of nostalgia; I really want to go back and enjoy myself again and hopefully catch another double rainbow. ;)