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A RETAIL STORE

PLATO'S CLOSET

THIS STORE HAS AN ENTIRE WALL, THE FRONT OF THE STORE, AS A GLASS WALL.  THIS LETS LARGE AMOUNTS OF NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE SPACE.  THERE ARE SPOT LIGHTING ALONG THE WALLS TO EMPHASIZE THE CLOTHING DISPLAY BUT ON SOME WALLS THE NATURAL LIGHT OVER POWERS IT AND IT DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER.  ABOVE ON THE CEILING THERE ARE LIGHTING OVER EACH ISLE OF CLOTHES.  THE STORE IS WELL LITE BUT COULD WORK ON THE MOOD OF THEIR STORE WITH THEIR LIGHTING FIXTURE CHOICES.

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A RESTAURANT

BRIXX PIZZA

THIS SPACE HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIGHTING.  AS YOU SEE IN PICTURE ONE DROP DOWN LIGHTING IS USED IN AREAS WITH TALL CEILINGS AND ALSO ABOVE THE BOOTHS.  WALL SCONCES ALONG SOME WALLS ARE USED AND RECESSED LIGHTING AROUND THE BAR AREA.  THESE DIFFERENT LIGHTING IS MUCH MORE AFFECTIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE LARGE WINDOWS IN THE SPACE THAT IS A GREAT SOURCE OF NATURAL LIGHT.  THE WINDOWS HAVE SHADES ON THE TO CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT COMES INTO THE SPACE.

I THINK THE DROP DOWN LIGHTS ABOVE THE BOOTH TABLES AND THE LIGHTING ABOVE THE BAR WORKS FOR THE SPACE.  THE DROP DOWN MAKES IT MORE INTIMATE AND THE BAR LIGHTING IS LESS INTIMATE BUT STILL RELAXING.

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ART MUSEUM

WEATHERSPOON ART MUSEUM

THIS SPACE HAS NATURAL LIGHT COMING INTO IT THAT GIVES THE SPACE ITS MAIN LIGHTING SOURCE.  TO HIGHLIGHT THE ART WORK THERE IS TRACK LIGHTING TO EMPHASIS THE WORK ON THE WALL.  THE IDEA TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORKS OF ART ON THE WALL IS A GOOD IDEA.  THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH USING NATURAL LIGHT IS THAT YOU CAN NOT CONTROL IT AT ALL UNLESS YOU USE SHADES TO ELIMINATE IT, THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE IT MORE INTENSE. WHEN WANTING THE TRACK LIGHTS TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE AND HIGHLIGHT THE WORK MORE,  THE SUNLIGHT OVERWHELMS IT.  AS SEEN IN THE PICTURE THREE OF THIS POST THERE IS NO SPACE OR ANY WAY TO BLOCK OUT THE SUNLIGHT.

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DAY 4

DATE -MARCH 3, 2009

TIME -12:15 PM

TODAY WAS A SUNNY DAY, HOWEVER, THE BLINDS WERE ALL CLOSED BLOCKING OUT ALOT OF THE SUNLIGHT.  THERE ARE STILL ALOT OF SHADOWS AND SUNLIGHT BOUNCING OFF OF THE CHAIR IN THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH.  IN THE SECOND PHOTOGRAPH, YOU CAN SEE HOW THERE IS ALOT OF LIGHT REFLECTING OF THE CARPET FROM THE WINDOW.  THE ANGLE AND POSITION OF THE SUN DOESN'T BRING THAT INTENSE LIGHT THROUGH THE TWO DOOR WINDOWS.

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DAY 3

DATE -FEBRUARY 18, 2009

TIME -12:15 PM

TODAY WAS ANOTHER OVERCAST DAY.  THE SPACE IS DARKER TODAY THAN IT HAS BEEN TEH PREVIOUS TWO DAYS.  WITH THE BLINDS ALL OPEN YOU CAN TELL HOW CLOUDY IT IS OUTSIDE.

THE SUNLIGHT IS STILL REFLECTING OFF THE ROUND TABLE AND ALSO OFF OF THE FINISH OF THE BLACK END TABLE.  THE REFLECTION IS NOT AS INTENSE  AS THE REFLECTIONS FROM DAY ONE.

THERE IS ALSO MORE STUFF IN THE SPACE IN THIS PICTURE.  THE BLUE TRANSPARENT CUPS ARE AN ELEMENT THAT DRAWS YOUR EYE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH BECAUSE OF THE SUNLIGHT GOING THROUGH IT, MAKING MORE EMPHASIS ON THE CUP.

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DAY 2

DATE  -FEBRUARY 13, 2009

TIME   -12:15 PM

TODAY WAS MORE OF AN OVERCAST DAY.  IT WAS BRIGHT OUTSIDE THROUGH THE CLOUDS.  ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT THAT HAD BEEN MORE DIRECT IN THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH HAD REFLECTED OFF THE TABLE CREATED A GLOW OF BROWNISH LIGHT ONTO THE WHITE WALLS THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL TAKING A SECOND PICTURE WITH LESS DIRECT LIGHT FROM TH SUN.

ALSO THE BLINDS ARE ALL OPEN IN THESES TWO PICTURES, MAKING THE WINDOW IN PICTURE ONE OF DAY TWO IS MUCH BRIGHTER THAN IN PICTURE ONE OF DAY ONE.  THERE ARE NO SHADOWS ON THE FLOOR WITH THE OVERCAST INTO THE SPACE.

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DAY 1

LOCATION - APARTMENT LIVING ROOM/SUNROOM

TIME           - 12:15 PM

DATE         - FEBRARY 9, 2009

TODAY IT WAS SUNNY OUTSIDE.  THE TIME OF DAY IS ABOUT NOON, SO THE SUN IS STRAIGHT ABOVE THE APARTMENT.  THE SUN STILL MAKES SHADDOWS ON THE FLOOR AND LIGHTS THE SPACE WITH NATRUAL LIGHT.  IN THIS PICTURE THE BLINES ARE CLOSED ON THE WINDOW BUT OPEN ON THE DOOR.  THERE WOULD BE MORE LIGHT COMING IN WITHOUT THE BLINDS.  THE FINISHED WOOD TOP ON THE ROUND TABLE REFLECTS ALOT OF THE SUNLIGHT, A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN THE CARPET, WHICH BEING A DARK COLOR ABSORBS THE LIGHT.  THE WHITE WALLS ALSO HELP TO REFLECT THE LIGHT INTO THE SPACE.