This photo is from my trip to Disneyland last month. This was my first time ever going during the Halloween season, which was such a fun and memorable time. I'm very big on Halloween and "The Nightmare Before Christmas", so the photos I took on this trip definitely spark a lot of joy for me. I came across this photo area outside of the Haunted Mansion ride.
I think that this is an excellent example of places where we see actual lighting design outside of performance. Although it's just a quick stop on the way out of a theme park ride, someone designed this little area, from the types of lights and colors used, to playing around with the tree shadow above the backdrop. Without the lights, it would simply be a backdrop under gift shop fluorescent lighting. So much of the attractive factor of the area comes from the eye-catching design and how it compliments the atmosphere of the Haunted Mansion ride. Most people would just walk by and take a picture without realizing what went into creating it, so I'm glad this gave me the opportunity to appreciate the effort behind something so simple.
I love this photo! I agree, it's so cool to be able to appreciate lighting design in our everyday lives and to think about all the different career paths we could have as lighting designers.
ReplyDeleteGreat look at other versions of lighting designer - we will look at this more later in the quarter :)
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