light series 1

light series 1 depicts the changes of the sun's rays that enter into my home on the south side from late january through early may. all of the images were taken at or very close to 11am.



week 11 | 04.17.09 4 pm
it's not as bright at 4 pm as in the last study. the trees that flock the house have their leaves now, shading the house from the afternoon sun and making it a bit darker in the house.

week 11 | 04.17.09 10 am
a bright morning sun that's getting higher in the sky. the sunlight and shadows no longer show on the floor as they did in earlier weeks.


week 8 | 03.27.09 4 pm
shadows are softer, but it's consistently bright throughout the midday hours. the windows in the photo have southern exposure.

week 8 | 03.27.09 8 am
the back of the house is so dark compared to the strong beams of light streaming through the front windows that face east. shadows are much sharper in the morning.



week 6 | 03.10.09 11 am
the time has changed to daylight savings, so actually it's more like 10am. the light that was reflecting on the floor hasn't gotten there yet.


week 4 | 02.21.09 11 am
oddly enough, textures are more apparent/prominent in week 1 than week 4. what i didn't notice before, or realize, is that lower light conditions create more shadows and "drama" (duh, candlelight!) and darker crevices, thus creating more texture, i.e. the crevices in the wood floor and around wood trim are more prominent in week 1. by week 4, the sun's reflections on the floor are getting narrower, and the room(s) is becomin overall brighter because of the sun's higher position. the reflections & shadows are also much sharper than before.


week 2 | 02.08.09 11 am
by the 2nd week, the sun is a little higher in the sky, and is reflecting on the floor.

week 1 | 02.01.09 11 am
in this image, the sun is still low enough in the sky that no sunlight is on the floor. it is mostly on the walls.