3.27.2009

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Last time in Studio Lighting we messed around with color gels and whatnot. The teacher has always been hesitant to let us do what we want with them because the entire class starts OVERUSING them and it gets annoying/tacky-looking.

We used green, blue, and yellow gels. We had 3 flashes set up. 2 shoot-through umbrellas and one snoot placed on the floor aimed at Nikkita's face.

We messed around in class for a while. She split us into two teams and forbade us from using the seamless backdrop for in-class photos. Some of us worked well together ... and others really did not. It was kinda funny seeing a classmate retreat and hide in the digital lab because his group really got on his nerves. I had to leave class early because I got about 2 hours of sleep and had not eaten yet that day and around 5pm I just got dizzy and felt faint and decided to split.

ALSO: My school's cafeteria-coffee sucks. I went for hazelnut cream blend and the jug was only able to fill half of my cup. I filled the rest of my container with vanilla mocha and then I went and checked out. Let me tell you: THAT COFFEE WAS COLD, CHUNKY, AND NASTY. Even though when it came OUT of the dispenser it was steaming, by the time I got to my seat and started working it was ice-cold and disgusting. I tried for another cup [DESPERATE FOR CAFFIENE]. It was warmer but just as disgusting. I pinched my nose and chugged it since I was dead on my feet. Please, school, improve your purchasable caffeine so that your students may survive the day.

1 comments:

me said...

I love tacky overly gelled lighting. Every film and magazine spread shot from 1988-1994 warms my heart. Teachers shouldn't dissuade students from making things that are ugly in a well-meaning way. Who wants to live in a perfectly lit world anyway?