Welcome to your first blog. During the first day of class, I will not be in attendance and David Jones will be the substitute. David will guide the class through a "light logic" exercise and will show some videos about interior lighting design.
David will not go over the syllabus with you, I will do that on week 2.
David will mention that your text is by Susan Winchip: Fundamentals of Lighting. YOU MUST BUY THIS BOOK. They have it in the bookstore.
Now for the Blog: Write about your experiences in class on day one about the light logic exercise and the key information you learned from the videos. THESE WEEKLY BLOGS ARE WORTH 20% OF YOUR OVERALL GRADE. Please visit the blog more than once during the week and respond to each other's comments. Feel free to explore either subject further on the internet and in the library to "beef up" your blogs. If someone beats you to the punch and makes comments that you wanted to post, please do not just agree and move on. Find something new to add to the discussion.
I will see you all week two, I look forward to meeting those of you who have not had class with me before.
Off you go!
9 comments:
The light logic exercise was a good way for me to take a look at the way light defines color and texture in a given scenario. Sometimes I know in my own design work lighting is hard to determine where to use more or less, and exactly the way lighting effects surfaces and produces shadows. The quick rendering exercises made me focus on exactly where light interacts with the room and furnishings.
I think that the hardest part was to visualize how multiple light sources work together, how to render them on the various surfaces, and to visualize the shadow effects.
The videos were a good introduction to the vast realm of architectural lighting and the depth of the subject matter. One of the videos subjects discussed using vertical fenestration for maximum daylighting. That alone was something that I had not considered before. Once it was explained it made sense. I will surely keep that in mind in my own design work. Plus I think vertical fenestration looks cool, also maximum daylight usage is good sustainable design, and is beneficial to psychological reactions to light.
- Wendy Ohlendorf
Initially the light logic exercise was a bit overwhelming for me. Thus far in my designing I have not had to put such thought and consideration into how various sources of light would play off of one another. I had difficulty figuring out which way shadows would be cast as well as determining the value and gradation.
Half-way through the exercises, however, I found myself more comfortably experimenting with practical, controlled and dramatic effects and techniques and in fact, pleased with the outcome. I also found that the subtractive method seemed to work better for me in this exercise.
The videos were nothing short of intriguing. I am eager to learn all about lighting and what it entails. There was something said in the video along the lines of lighting isn’t just about illuminating a room but about the effects the lighting has on the objects in the room. That part of the video really caught my attention and began opening my mind to the deeper importance and impact of lighting.
-Nicole De Anda
To N.D. -
I thought the videos were intriguing too -
I think that it will be great to be able to apply the techniques- like the ones you experimented with,"practical, controlled and dramatic effects and techniques" - with confidence in my own designs.
I think at the end of this class I will be able to do those exercises again with certainty on how the light will affect the scenarios, the colors, and shadows.
It will also be beneficial to learn how to maximize the lighting, and how to appropriately layer the lighting.
It is interesting Wendy, that you mention returning to the light logic exercise after having completed the course. I have considered making that a regular assignment. This is actually an upgraded version of an earlier light logic exercise I have given. I find them very useful.
I would enjoy repeating the light logic exercise upon completion of the course. I am sure I would approach the exercise much more confidently. It's always nice to actually see how you have learned and progressed!
Those of you who have had the "Island Getaway" project in a previous class, should bring your final 11 x 17 designs to Lighting with you on Monday. We will be working on this as part of your lighting projects. If you have not done that project, we will adapt.
~Tim
I must say.. I was a little bummed upon entering the class on Monday to find another pack of blank perspectives needing to be rendered. Only to find myself enjoying the amount of thought that was required. During the renderings I would have to stop and double check to make sure the areas I was working on reflected the lighting and shadows from multiple sources. I suppose, like others, lighting never played such an important role in previous projects. And I am extremely excited to see how different the outcome of my Island Getaway home with attention to lighting.
The videos were wonderfully informative from the scientific aspect regarding light waves to the psychological affects. One thing I never realized is that the most important light is vertical, I feel like this has completely changed my outlook on the use of lighting surfaces. I understand how difficult it is as a designer, primarily focusing on the aesthetic and functionality of light, to take in consideration the science and engineering. The calculatoins and measurements are some points that I am very excited to learn more about. I only wish there was physically enough time to take notes on every piece of informative information possible. By the way, are the videos in the school library?
-Cassandra (Knight) Lowry
I think there are indeed copies of those videos in the library, but if not, people can take turns checking mine out from me.
~T
Does everybody notice how I keep coming back to the blog site? We all want to do this.
~Tim
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