Context of Practice 3 Lighting Techniques Exercise: Observation 3
The questions below are taken from the book Light for Visual Artists, and will be what I am going to focus my answers around:
Observe the light. What is its main source? Are there any other light sources? What colour is it? Is it direct light from a bulb or the sun, or is it diffuse light from the sky or a window? Are there any shadows? Do you have a hard edge? Are there any atmospheric factors affecting the light, such as mist, dust, or haze? Is the light pleasing to the eye? If yes, why?
Photograph 3 - (Adler Moonrise) by Eric Hines
Observe the light. What is its main source?
Moonlight
Are there any other light sources?
Yes the street lights across the scene are giving off a glow as well.
What colour is it?
The moon is a very deep yellow coming from it that then also has orange and white going through it. As you see the light coming off it, the light reflected onto the sky is very red around the edge of the moon, and then filters out into more of a purple as it melts into the deep blue of the sky. Around each of the street lights we also get these very orange artificial glows that stay pretty much in a circle around the top of the street lamp. The light that is emitted doesn't travel very far but the reflection can be seen along the concrete floor and also the steps leading up to the building are flooded with this yellowy-orange glow.
Is it direct light from a bulb or the sun, or is it diffuse light from the sky or a window?
The moonlight provides a diffuse light effect and the only reflection of it can be seen on the roof of the building at the left hand side. The street lights themselves are casting light all around them so they create almost a spotlight beneath them that will flood out in a circle from that point.
Are there any shadows?
There are quite a few shadows especially on the floor of the scene. The street lights are not very close together so there are areas in between the lights where the light is not able to reach creating these really dark areas. There are also areas of the building that are in shadow at the back where the moonlight does not reach.
Do you have a hard edge?
No, all of the shadows that are cast slowly fade out as the streetlights aren't casting a very strong light, these patches of light merge into shadows which then merge into light again.
Are there any atmospheric factors affecting the light, such as mist, dust, or haze?
There are no atmospheric factors apart from the small amount of haze around the moon.
Is the light pleasing to the eye? If yes, why?
I think this is a very appealing scene, the moon rising is beautiful and gives off so many different colours. Although the building is rater ugly to look at the street lights blinking in front of it give off these lovely orange glows that light up the floor around it, and the moonlight that hits that edge gives off a really appealing hint of white colour.
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