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'''Dr. John Nash Ott''' (October 23, 1909-April 12, 2000) was a photographer and cinematographer who developed many modern photographic practices, including time-lapse photography and [[full-spectrum light|full-spectrum lighting]].
'''Dr. John Nash Ott''' (October 23, 1909-April 12, 2000) was a photographer and cinematographer who developed many modern photographic practices, including time-lapse photography and [[full-spectrum light|full-spectrum lighting]].


==Photography==
==Time-Lapse Photographer==
Dr. John Nash Ott began his career as a [[banker]], but he soon became interested in photography. His interest in [[time-lapse photography]] led to a well-known career in [[cinematography]] and, as a result, Dr. Ott performed important research about the effects of natural lighting on plants, animals and humans.
Dr. John Nash Ott began his career as a [[banker]], but he soon became interested in photography. His interest in [[time-lapse photography]] led to a well-known career in [[cinematography]] and, as a result, Dr. Ott performed important research about the effects of natural lighting on plants, animals and humans.


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His [[cinematography]] of flowers blooming in such classic [[documentaries]] as [[Walt Disney]]’s ''Secrets of Life'' (1956), pioneered the modern use of time-lapse on [[film]] and [[television]]. Ott wrote a book on the history of his time-lapse adventures, ''My Ivory Cellar'' (1958).
His [[cinematography]] of flowers blooming in such classic [[documentaries]] as [[Walt Disney]]’s ''Secrets of Life'' (1956), pioneered the modern use of time-lapse on [[film]] and [[television]]. Ott wrote a book on the history of his time-lapse adventures, ''My Ivory Cellar'' (1958).


Ott’s experiments with different colored lighting systems and their effects on the [[health]] of plants led to [[experiments]] with colored lights on the health of animals, then humans, then on individual cells, using time-lapse micro-photography. Ott discovered that only a [[full-spectrum|full spectrum]] of natural light (including natural amounts of [[infra-red]] and [[ultra-violet]]) worked to entirely promote full health in plants, animals and humans. Ott made a second film, ''Exploring the Spectrum'' http://www.exploringthespectrum.com completed in the 1960s.
Ott’s experiments with different colored lighting systems and their effects on the [[health]] of plants led to [[experiments]] with colored lights on the health of animals, then humans, then on individual cells, using time-lapse micro-photography. Ott discovered that only a [[full-spectrum|full spectrum]] of natural light (including natural amounts of [[infra-red]] and [[ultra-violet]]) worked to entirely promote full health in plants, animals and humans.{{POV-statement}}{{cn}} Ott made a second film, ''Exploring the Spectrum'', completed in the 1960s.


==Natural Light Medical Research ==
==Natural light ==
Ott also discovered that the [[color temperature]] of lights affects mental health, with balanced light reducing [[hyperactivity]] in classrooms and reducing negative behavior in prisons and [[Psychiatric hospital|mental health facilities]]. Ott discovered that even individual cells’ ability to properly reproduce in both plants and animals (including human) is affected by variances in lighting as it entered the body through the [[eye]]s. A second book, ’’Health and Light’’, detailing these experiments followed in 1973. Medical research facilities, such as in the [[University of Oregon|The University of Oregon]] [[University of Oregon]] Health Sciences Center (OHSU) in [[Portland, Oregon]], and others, experiment with his lights for both [[health|physical]] and [[mental health]] benefits.
Ott also discovered that the [[color temperature]] of lights affects mental health, with balanced light reducing [[hyperactivity]] in classrooms and reducing negative behavior in prisons and [[Psychiatric hospital|mental health facilities]]. Ott discovered that even individual cells’ ability to properly reproduce in both plants and animals (including human) is affected by variances in lighting as it entered the body through the [[eye]]s. A second book, ’’Health and Light’’, detailing these experiments followed in 1973. Medical research facilities, such as in the [[University of Oregon|The University of Oregon]] [[University of Oregon]] Health Sciences Center (OHSU) in [[Portland, Oregon]], and others, experiment with his lights for both [[health|physical]] and [[mental health]] benefits.


In the 80s and 90s, Ott also published a series of seven articles in the International Journal of Biosocial Research, a [[medical journal]] out of [[Tacoma, Washington]] that studies links between [[health|physical]] and [[mental health]]. Titled ’’Color and Light: Their Effects on Plants, Animals, and People’’, the articles summed up Ott’s decades of independent research, which was contrary to the established “wisdom” of [[sunglasses]] manufacturers who warned of the “sudden” negative effects of full, natural sunlight on the human eyes and [[skin]].
In the 80s and 90s, Ott also published a series of seven articles in the International Journal of Biosocial Research, a [[medical journal]] out of [[Tacoma, Washington]] that studies links between [[health|physical]] and [[mental health]]. Titled ’’Color and Light: Their Effects on Plants, Animals, and People’’, the articles summed up Ott’s decades of independent research, which was contrary to the established “wisdom” of [[sunglasses]] manufacturers who warned of the “sudden” negative effects of full, natural sunlight on the human eyes and [[skin]].


==Natural Lighting Products==
==Natural lighting products==
Further, Ott developed [[lighting]] systems for businesses and homes and, in 1989, opened OttLite Technology, a company that provides his [[full-spectrum]] lighting products to the public. Further developments lead to increased benefits, such as OttLite’s 508 Technology, which provides a balance of brightness and contrast that reduces glare and eyestrain and produces very low heat. These products, called High Definition Natural Lighting, are now available online and at many lighting, crafting and hardware stores worldwide. More information about John Ott and his research into natural lighting and the effects on plants, humans and animals is available on the company’s [http://www.ottlite.com website], including several videos that describe Dr. Ott's research.
Further, Ott developed [[lighting]] systems for businesses and homes and, in 1989, opened OttLite Technology, a company that provides his [[full-spectrum]] lighting products to the public. Further developments lead to increased benefits, such as OttLite’s 508 Technology, which provides a balance of brightness and contrast that reduces glare and eyestrain and produces very low heat. These products, called High Definition Natural Lighting, are now available online and at many lighting, crafting and hardware stores worldwide. More information about John Ott and his research into natural lighting and the effects on plants, humans and animals is available on the company’s [http://www.ottlite.com website], including several videos that describe Dr. Ott's research.


Revision as of 23:44, 9 April 2010

Dr. John Nash Ott
BornCotober 23, 1909
DiedApril 12, 2000
OccupationPhotographer
Cinematographer
Medical research
Inventor
Optics
Known forTime-lapse photography
Light therapy
Full-spectrum light
Founder of OttLite
WebsiteOttLite Technology

Dr. John Nash Ott (October 23, 1909-April 12, 2000) was a photographer and cinematographer who developed many modern photographic practices, including time-lapse photography and full-spectrum lighting.

Photography

Dr. John Nash Ott began his career as a banker, but he soon became interested in photography. His interest in time-lapse photography led to a well-known career in cinematography and, as a result, Dr. Ott performed important research about the effects of natural lighting on plants, animals and humans.

Initially, Ott’s interest in time-lapse movie photography, mostly of plants, was just a hobby. Starting in the 1930s, Ott bought and built more and more time-lapse equipment, eventually building a large greenhouse full of plants, cameras, and even self-built automated electric moving camera systems (the first movie camera motion control systems ever built) for moving the cameras to follow the growth of plants as they developed. He even time-lapsed his entire greenhouse of plants and cameras as they all worked, a virtual symphony of time-lapse movement. His work was featured on an episode of the second incarnation of the request TV show, You Asked For It in the late 1950s.

Ott also discovered that the movement of plants could be manipulated by varying the amount of water plants were given, and varying the color temperature of the lights in the studio, with some colors causing the plants to flower and other colors causing the plants to bear fruit. Ott even discovered ways to change the gender of plants merely by varying the light source color-temperature.

By using these techniques, Ott time-lapse animated plants “dancing” up and down in sync to pre-recorded music tracks. The film, completed in the 1950s, was titled Dancing Flowers.

His cinematography of flowers blooming in such classic documentaries as Walt Disney’s Secrets of Life (1956), pioneered the modern use of time-lapse on film and television. Ott wrote a book on the history of his time-lapse adventures, My Ivory Cellar (1958).

Ott’s experiments with different colored lighting systems and their effects on the health of plants led to experiments with colored lights on the health of animals, then humans, then on individual cells, using time-lapse micro-photography. Ott discovered that only a full spectrum of natural light (including natural amounts of infra-red and ultra-violet) worked to entirely promote full health in plants, animals and humans.[neutrality is disputed][citation needed] Ott made a second film, Exploring the Spectrum, completed in the 1960s.

Natural light

Ott also discovered that the color temperature of lights affects mental health, with balanced light reducing hyperactivity in classrooms and reducing negative behavior in prisons and mental health facilities. Ott discovered that even individual cells’ ability to properly reproduce in both plants and animals (including human) is affected by variances in lighting as it entered the body through the eyes. A second book, ’’Health and Light’’, detailing these experiments followed in 1973. Medical research facilities, such as in the The University of Oregon University of Oregon Health Sciences Center (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, and others, experiment with his lights for both physical and mental health benefits.

In the 80s and 90s, Ott also published a series of seven articles in the International Journal of Biosocial Research, a medical journal out of Tacoma, Washington that studies links between physical and mental health. Titled ’’Color and Light: Their Effects on Plants, Animals, and People’’, the articles summed up Ott’s decades of independent research, which was contrary to the established “wisdom” of sunglasses manufacturers who warned of the “sudden” negative effects of full, natural sunlight on the human eyes and skin.

Natural lighting products

Further, Ott developed lighting systems for businesses and homes and, in 1989, opened OttLite Technology, a company that provides his full-spectrum lighting products to the public. Further developments lead to increased benefits, such as OttLite’s 508 Technology, which provides a balance of brightness and contrast that reduces glare and eyestrain and produces very low heat. These products, called High Definition Natural Lighting, are now available online and at many lighting, crafting and hardware stores worldwide. More information about John Ott and his research into natural lighting and the effects on plants, humans and animals is available on the company’s website, including several videos that describe Dr. Ott's research.

References

  • Ott, John N. (1973). Health and Light: The Effects of Natural and Artificial Light on Man and Other Living Things. Self published. ISBN 0898040981. *Film: Dancing Flowers, John Ott, 1950s;
  • Film: Exploring the Spectrum, John Ott, 1974; Released as DVD in 2008 – http://www.exploringthespectrum.com
  • Ott, John (1985 – 1991). "Series of seven articles in seven issues". International Journal for Biosocial Research. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
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