plasma lights are just very epic and cool– it keeps me and my roommates busy for literally hours just having the light case our hands around. according to the bit of research we have done, the gas inside of ours is most likely nitrogen, due to the color.

This is a picture I took while doing my advanced lighting project– I just really like how it turned out. I really wanted to try and make it so that the shadows were not back, but the color was not overwhelming, and i think it worked with the red and purple, and it fit how I interpret the characters.

honestly look at this picture and at this drying rack in person made me extremely dizzy– but I thought it was interesting how only a very specific area on this rack, even though nothing was really obstructing the light from the key source.

The other night I was able to attend a gala at the Pfister. The lighting was not great. The biggest issue I had was the timing of lighting changes. However, this picture shows one of the other main issues- saturated light with little else. It’s rather difficult to eat dinner under a saturated red light and it doesn’t create a very calm environment. While I thoroughly enjoyed the gala and everything it stood for, the lighting left me feeling pretty upset.

When leaving the gym with my roommate I grabbed this (blurry) picture of her under all the street lamps. It was a misty/snowy overcast night so, the beams of light from the street lamps are pretty visible overhead. The key light is the lamps acting has a high side and top light on the figure with some fill from lights from the building as well as some bounce.

I was studying with my roommate at Roast and noticed that the amber from the hanging lights as well as the decorative light piece behind her head gave her a nice "halo" of light. This is juxtaposed by the overcast sunlight filling in from the front. I tend to prefer the warm amber to the overcast sunlight. The amber is softer and tends to be more forgiving than the harsher, "whiter", sunlight.

In my research the best shadow colors seemed to typically be violets and blues. Sometimes red was used, and I saw green a couple of times. I think there is something about the intensity of blue and violet that lead themselves well to shadows. We perceive them as darker but in reality hold the most energy. This then helps trick the eye into perceiving shadows while giving the eye enough light to see the scene.

This scene illuminates the set in a low intensity blue light. It allows the full impact of the scenic design, but still allows for a central focus. The shadows in that central area also have a blue cast so they fit with the rest of the scene.

This week I did a lot of research on the use of shadows within the theatre world. This scene uses reds and violets on the rear part of the stage to set it back further than the foreground, and allows the audience to see all the required information, even from the shadows.

The cool blue light from the twilight after the sunset on the snow contrasting with the warm light from street lights was something that you don’t notice very often.

What I really enjoy about the flower picture is the way the light almost shines through the petals. The way the light hits them makes them appear as if they’re glowing! It also highlights the natural texture and lines of the petals.

In the second picture, I just think the shadow cast on the wall from the plant is so cool and interesting. Also the reflection that is created on the table top of all the books and games is kind of pretty.

Your Choice (1)
While on the shuttle going to school, I noticed that it was a really sunny day. Looking at the reflection in my phone, I saw how the light spilled through the window and landed on my hair. In this photo I really likes the various tones of brown.

Your Choice (2)
On my way to work, my eye caught the balloons hanging from the walls. I really like the shapes that the balloons’s shadow makes.

Your Choice (3)
A friend and I went to Holy Hill this weekend and with the sun shining brightly, the mosaics beautifully lit up from the inside. Having a love for tbe mosaics, I also took notice of how the colors spilled onto the floor.

Sincerely,

Corrina M. Loyd
Peck School of the Arts-Undergraduate

Sincerely,

Corrina M. Loyd
Peck School of the Arts-Undergraduate

Look at how the natural light is hitting the Milwaukee Art Museum. Looks like something out of a movie don’t you think?
Sincerely,

Corrina M. Loyd
Peck School of the Arts-Undergraduate

This week I’ve been observing the way light reflects off certain surfaces. In this picture, the texture that the light gives the water is crazy cool and beautiful! The way the light has different effects on the shallower and deeper parts of the water is super interesting as well.

This is a screenshot from a Tom and Jerry video. I really enjoy seeing how light is expressed in this cartoon form! There was a simplified yet noticable presence of light in many scenes I watched, accompanied by music, making it all the better.

This is just at my house and it’s hard to see but I’m pointing my green laser pointer at this light bulb.
When the laser hits the frosted glass of the bulb, the light gets diffused across the entire surface and plays a really odd trick on the eye making it look like the surface is moving. When the laser hits clear class, it goes through and gets reflected back depending on the shape of the glass.

This is from a little while ago but this is using light to cut bristol paper. The laser cutter here can cut a lot of different things.
But it’s cool to see light so powerful it can cut through something without catching it on fire.

While working in the Jan Serr studio, on the top floor of Kenilworth, this week I was able to catch the sun coming perfectly though the large extensive back windows. I love pictures like this when the sun or even a normal light sometimes will shine so bright and it creates a flare from the center point. I love the way you can see the beams of lights and the way very few of the architecture on the window is highlighted.

I thought I’d add this in too since the light from the sun has a similar effect. This is by far one of my favorite sunset pictures I’ve ever taken of the Milwaukee cityscape. The colors that the sunset produces are absolutely magical and the way you can see the sun rays jutting out over the clouds is heaven like. The way the light reflects off the water and the texture it gives it is also super cool. The picture definitely doesn’t do it justice to actually experiencing it but I feel it does a pretty good job.