Lighting Observation #2

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Saniy Coates

1) March 12th 7:50pm (John Adam Playhouse)

2) I arrived to the playhouse 10 minutes earlier to get myself situated to get ready to watch “A Little Night Music”. I was sitting in the stage right corner near the edge of the row. So, there was not a lot of light coming through. To be honest, there was not really any light hitting where I was sitting at all. Compared to the left side and way up in the front of the theater, there was a drastic difference in where the playhouse lights were hitting.

3) I thought that it made the playhouse look aesthetically pleasing because you got all this bright light hitting these people and then the light starts to cut itself off once you get farther back. I use this word a lot but it does give a melancholy vibe to it. Especially during the emotional scenes, the dark “void” that I was sitting in made the impact of those specific scenes a lot deeper. It made me sit in the sadness with them since there was no type of brightness to get me out of it.

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Lighting Observation #6

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Saniy Coates

1) March 13th, 2026 at my home (6:40 pm)

2) I had recently came back to Brooklyn for spring break and I was relaxing in my families new apartment when I noticed the sun starting set. The curtain was open so the sunset was beaming through the entire living room area. It also helped that when I looked out the window, I saw how bright outside looked and how the orange hue made everything look very vibrant.

3) Considering the fact that this is a new apartment, this was the first sunset that I have seen inside this place. The orangish yellow light made me feel a sense of belonging in a way. This is still a new environment for me so seeing how this light made me feel a lot more relaxed. When I think of Orange, I think of optimism and happiness and that matched exactly how I felt moving in.

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Lighting Observation #7

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Grant Tridone
  1. March 13th – 5:42pm – My room
  2. The orange light emitting from my DS as it charges in the corner of the room. The rest of my room is completely dark with the curtains drawn. The orange light is casting on the wall.
  3. As I lay in bed exhausted from a long week and taking a beautiful midterm at the student center, I am getting very sleepy. I have drawn the curtains and turned all the lights off. It is very dark in this room. However, there is one very small light. I have my DS charging in the corner of the room on the floor. As it charges there is a small but bright orange light indicating that it is charging coming from the DS. This light makes it hard for me to rest, as after a long week of stress, I want to play Pokemon so bad. It is interesting how this small light can create such a stir in my slumber for so many reasons. It is almost as if the small light is calling out to me, telling me a nap is not necessary, it’s time to game. Something about the intensity of this small light makes me think I just might listen. The darkness has once again been defeated by the smallest lights appealing to my senses.
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7th Lighting Observation

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Laney Bodamer
  1. March 13th, 2026 – 5:31 pm – Student Center
  2. I was sitting in the Student Center with Grant. We were sitting in the seats between the sushi place and the pasta place. This was an interesting intersection, as there was lighting come from each restaurant, but also lighting coming from above us as well. All the lights were in different tones, which made the space feel very alive despite not many people being around. I noticed I felt very awake in the space as well, not tired despite the long day I had.
  3. From the left and right of us was warm lighting coming from the restaurants. The lighting above us was a cool white. This cast a lot of shadows at different angles.  There were warm shadows on either side of us, but cooler ones directly below.
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Photo Observation #6

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Grant Tridone

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  1. March 8 – 6:59pm – East Meadow, Taco Bell parking lot
  2. Theme – Spring
  3. This photo much like many other sunset photos I have in my camera roll scream Spring to me. When I think of Spring lighting, I think soft, beautiful, delicate colors that tell me its nice and gently warm outside. A pink setting sky demonstrates this perfectly for me. Not only that, Jackson’s willingness to take in the beautifully lit last lights of the sun on the world make this picture lend itself to the energy of spring. Any picture from this hour would have worked. The first warm day of 2026, spring is coming, and the pink sun is announcing it kindly and sweetly.
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Lighting Observation #6

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Kaleera Hall
  1. 3/12 5pm in the bathroom in Hager Hall
  2. A large window, waist-high to ceiling length, with frosted glass and a sign that says “please do not open window thank you” 3. It being the only light in the room, illuminates the two bathrooms stalls but not the sink or the doorway.
  3. On a day that goes from just cloudy to flurries, the sunlight being brought through the window is not all that warm. The entire room feels like it has a gray wash over it that does nothing exceptional for the already white and cream colored bathroom. It makes the room feel gloomy and quiet, despite the loud upbeat music in my ears. Looking around, it’s calm yet lonesome.

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6th Photo Observation

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Laney Bodamer

  1. March 17, 2024 – 9:43 am – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  2. Theme – Spring
  3. I took this photo during Spring Break my sophomore year on a trip to Florida. The group of friends on the trip and I had just made breakfast and had bought some fresh flowers for the kitchen the night before. The freshly made pancakes with the flowers looked very aesthetically pleasing. The lighting was in contrast, as the sunlight through the windows was pretty cool-toned due to the clouds and window tint, while the artificial light shining on the flowers was very warm-toned and yellow.
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Lighting Observation #6

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Grant Tridone
  1. March 13th – 5:24pm – Student Center
  2. The light shines off of the laptop onto Laney’s face. It creates a light blue glow on her face.
  3. This light creates a feeling of energy and focus that I don’t often see elsewhere. Watching a student such as Laney lock in to her laptop as she chips away at her academics is inspiring. This mood is only heightened by the blue light cascading onto her focused expression as it seems to coerce her further into completing her tasks. The paleness and emptiness of the light emphasizes its digital source and makes it clear that work is being done. There is no leisure found in this activity or this cold light, only dedication and determination.
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6th Lighting Observation – Mia Gozinsky

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Mia Gozinsky
  1. March 12th, 2026 – 5:21 Pm – Emily Lowe Drounge
  2. Another gloomy day on campus with the rain/snow coming down, putting a silence over the drounge with some kind of drousyness (which hit me as well), but the light from the lamp on the desk was very comforting and relaxing in the moment and made the room feel less cold then it did outside.
  3. The mood lighting was the small lamp on the table that made the room feel comfortable to be in and it made the room feel brighter in a way which was very relaxing to be in.
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Photo Observation #5

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Bea Watts

playhouse, tech for ALNM

the loght enfasizes her silouette

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