Week 6: obsession, the sky!

I love the sky. Every time I look at it, I am blessed with an entirely new picture, and the change is so constant I can turn around and look back again and be awed at the sight. The colors are so vibrant that no matter what color my eyes are pleased with the vast array that it's capable of. The colors are all rich and lush, with the clouds as a break up so your eyes don't get to tired, and you can really realize how nice the bright saturate colors are. When I gaze off into the sunset I'm filled with a satisfied grateful feeling that I am lucky enough to see this each and every day. Then I start to think about how it's such a simple constant in our lives that we don't really think about it, and if you start to think about all the little things, you can really realize how amazing life itself is. As you can read the sky really gets me going. Not only is it amazing but skies are really nostalgic for me because my Grampa and I always watch them together when I go to his house, drinking lemonade or tea on the porch and waiting for the exact moment when the sun passes the horizon and you're supposed to see the green flash because you've been staring at the brightness to long. Even when I'm out of town we send pictures back and forth. You could say we're a little... obsessed. :) As a lighting designer it's important to know all of this because people get such an emotional response from the sky, so when we try to light it, we also are evoking all of the feelings. So in a sunset we can do it more orange or more pink to be a romantic sunset, or more blue and purple to be more somber, etc. There are so many options because every one is different!