Let There Be Light

     

After the brief had been set a few of us wandered down to snoopers paradise to explore its wares. We sneakily avoided the various ‘no photography’ signs and proceeded to take some preliminary photos on our phones of different ways that light refracted through the glass objects. Some of the images we got were really effective and I’m looking forward to really getting my teeth into this project as a result.

There’s an almost spacey feel to the images that I’ve used here. I’m not sure if thats my personal interpretation from my prior knowledge of light, or if it’s an association with the colour palette they are producing. The purple and orange reflections combined with the sporadic use of white really makes me think of the photos of galaxies and black holes produced by the /Hubble Space Telescope. I think it would be interesting to look into these for referencing in my solo exploration of the project.

I’ve included the photo of the neon sign of the shop sign because that in itself is really interesting. I saw a documentary a few years about the work that goes into making neon signs and the use of different gases to create the vibrant colours you see in these lights. I’m going to look into the science behind light and the light spectrum to give my project more validity.