The following photos were done for Project 3- digitally record (or create) a study on light and movement.

I wanted to explore the way both artificial and natural light can change the appearance of the surrounding environment. Lighting can make someplace seem either sinister or comforting. I choose this particular location because it was the best area to explore this concept. The overall atmosphere of this area tends to change during different time periods. In general, the lights alongside the walls tend to make the area more foreboding during the night, whether it looks more pleasant during the day. Some photos have their own unique look. The 5th photo listed suggests it was taken during a particularly hot day, whether the 3rd photo has a sort of 'light at the end of the tunnel' imagery.
It is very important to note that each image was edited in Photoshop. Using the program I exaggerated the lighting in each photograph, emphasizing the contrast between the light and the darkness. Photoshop certainly has gained a reputation for artificially enhancing images to make them reach a certain ideal. Here the photographs have been manipulated to appear more visually interesting.
Looking at them now, I've noticed that while this manipulation is very evident in some of the photos, a few look almost untouched at first glance (particularly images 4 and 6).

So I have taken the first few photos for the light study project.

Right now I'm trying to decide what to do with them. I didn't want to do another video again so I asked my professor, Lois, for advice. She suggest that I print the images and put up a large mosaic. To do this I will need to take more pictures of the site with a better camera. Lois mention a company called "Images in Colour"that will print my images for a substantial fee. 

I'm thinking of first modifying the images in Photoshop, maybe play around with the lighting effects. The goal would be to show the way lighting can change the atmosphere of a certain location, as well as to explore the different effects of natural and artificial light. 

I've been looking over the outline for the third project in my hybrid media course. We have four options. We can either;

1. Create a digital recording that focuses on a study of light.
2. Do a digital project about one of the senses.
3. Do something that comments on the interconnectedness of sound and space.
4. Focus on how human beings organize information about the world around them.

Personally I find the first one to be the most intriguing. These last few days I have been brainstorming ideas for the project, trying to think of what kind of light sources to use and where to display them. I think doing an exterior area would be interesting, something with a lot of artificial lights like street lamps and the like. Perhaps I could do something that contrasts a manmade building with a more natural surrounding.