Week 6: Less is More

Week 6: Less is More

I have to admit I’m a little flustered and frustrated right now because I wrote my whole blog for this week, submitted it, and my browser crashed. So here is round two on describing a lighting experience I had last night in a bar…

Before I start, the first two pictures of the space from the website, the other two were taken from my phone. The bar was much more dimly lit than the first two photos, but brighter than the ones I took with my phone. Despite being darker, I found the bar to be inviting. Something I noticed was how light divided the space. The pool table was the most brightly lit area. Above it was a crystal chandelier and few, but bright, recessed lights. This helped with making this area a focal point of the room. I felt like this was kind of related to theatrical lighting in the sense of scenic lighting elements. For example, a table lap would be on stage, and additional lighting would be used to support and illustrate the light that came from the lamp. The actual bar area was covered in tea lights, even in the booze shelves. Light from the tea candles glimmered and highlighted the various shapes, sizes and colors of the bottles. This made the alcohol that much more alluring. I liked the way the candle light lit the faces of the patrons who sat at the bar. The lights above the bar had had pink and purple gels in them in celebration of valentines. The booths were lit with wall lights that had c-type lights that we saw in class and pinkish/purplish/reddish lights that came from the tops of the booths. The light that came from the tops of the booths had a beautiful effect on the red velvet wall paper. With a little investigation, I found that there were your typical Christmas tree lights in the pit covered with frosted glass. I thought picture 4 was super cool. I think it looks like a microscopic view of a blood vessel. This also brings up another thing. Looking at it reminded me of a cyclorama in that you have the freedom to play with color and create shadows.

This lighting observation reminds me of how I love source lighting. Because it was dimly lit as well, it was interesting for the eyes to see the shadowing and highlighting effects that resulted. And of course, thanks to the dim lighting, the crowd was that much more attractive… well, that and a few drinks in my system! HAHA. I feel like I’ve skipped and forgotten some points I wrote about first time around, but I hope you feel like you had a taste of the experience.

Happy lightings,
Politeia