The boys next door

A few weeks ago, new neighbors moved into the apartment next to mine. We all hit it off right away. The guys that moved in are all musicians and play often in their apartment. I've been really lucky to be able to enjoy time with them. This past week we all got together and enjoyed Hookah. Hookah is a way to smoke tobacco created in India that allows it to get filtrated through water. The best part has been able to socialize and hang out together.

The tales of sock monkey

In one of my classes, I was asked to bring in an object to show different light set-ups. I brought in a sock monkey to use as my model. I thought it would make the project more fun. Little did I know sock monkey would steal the show.Sock monkey looks as if he is on stage, maybe doing stand-up. To me it reminds me of Kermit the frog singing "It's not Easy Being Green." Later with a change of the lights sock monkey was transformed. He looked a bit scary, at least I like to think so. The shadow makes it look a bit more ominous. The shadow is similar to the movie horror film shadows used in Alfred Hitchcock movies and others.

I like that with lights and an object you can create feelings or ideas. A studio is not necessary to create these feelings. They can be found outside just as easily. Focusing on the types of light is becoming more important for me.