Jan 13, 2016
For my mixed rotation project, I took a visit to Whitaker Lab and photographed engineering students working on their respective projects. Pictured above is a student grinding a metal bar. The result of high speed friction between the rotating blade and the metal bar results in visible light sparks. Lately, I have been interested in photographing settings that show light in a unique way, especially in dark backgrounds that accentuate the visibility of the light. It is fascinating to watch a shower of sparks bouncing off a table! I also took some other photos in the lab that I thought were pretty interesting.