Blog #3: Serene Yoga Plants


Earlier today, Sunday, I went to do Yoga with my best friend and my sister. It was lovely and serene in the yoga studio. It was funny, at first I hadn't noticed the plants by the window but after two relaxing classes I was moved by their serenity, color, and shadows. It was interesting to me how my mood affected the way I saw my surroundings. In lighting we talk a lot about how lights, their intensity, their composition, their color, can affect others moods, which is of course true, but this time I found my current state affected how I saw lighting. I'm sure this is not an out of the ordinary experience, but it was the first time I had ever thought of light in this way. The light seeping in from the window made the plants look more alive and arranged, at least that's how I felt when I took this photo. Now as I stare at it, I feel like the lighting is less bright and cheerful and instead almost feels drab; I feel as though not enough light is hitting the plants to show of their textures and shadows even more. These thoughts have me looking at light a little better? Now it makes more sense to me why we can interpret so much from lighting and also the vast interpretations that can come from light. As a class we come in with different attitudes and moods and that may also affect how we see lighting projects from our peers as well. Then maybe a great lighting designer is one that can push past how individuals feel in order to get the audience to feel what they want the audience to feel. 

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  1. Lonnie AlcarazOctober 18, 2021 at 9:47 AM

    You have hit on exactly what we strive to do and I know through the process of the class this will happen to you from your peers work and your own.

    Please make sure to put your name on the blog or I have to search out who wrote it. I marked you down by 1/4 point for not including your name.

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