The location I went to was the Irvine spectrum. The first photo I chose to take, was of the water surrounded by lit trees. Is the ambiance nice? Yes. Is the water lit well? No. I would imagine this is a big photo opportunity area, and it is not lit well in the evening. The area surrounding it was what was lighting the area. There were many trees around wrapped in lights that actually photograph well. The back lighting of the Apple Store behind could either work in your favor, or against you. The next photo of the store H&M. I thought that the lighting in here was great. The lighting sculpture above was quite beautiful as well. The only downside I have about this lighting is a personal note. When places are lit with cool undertones, they can give me headaches. I find warmer lighting to be easier on my eyes. The last space is a store called Brandy Melville. Although it is one of my favorite stores, it does not have the best lighting. The warm toned ground clashing with the cool toned lighting is a bit of an eyesore. It photographed okay in the photo, but the thing about the lighting here is it creates harsh shadows. I have noticed this ever since I was a kid, that when I would take a photo in here, that my face would somehow cast a shadow. You can see some of the shadows in the photo. I wonder what the solution is here, if there is even one. Perhaps this is just a me problem.
Very Thorough post! One solution for the Brandy Melville store it to light it better :) - it looks like it just has task lights for the merch but not overall wash, or rather just the string lights - it needs a softer down brush stroke. As for Warm being more comforting than cool for your eyes - I can just say you are unique as for most it is the other way around. Thank you for all your observances and for the images. Nice job!
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