Basic STAMP programming question

I will apologize beforehand because I have absolutely zero programming experience and this may not be the correct forum for this question. With that out of the way my question is this. What would be required ( hardware and software) to build a light sensor with basic STAMP. What I would like the sensor to do is be able to take a light measurement in LUX or footcandles and record that information at set intervals during the day (say once every half hour). I would also need to acess the information later. This seems like it would be a fairly simple project for someone with the know-how. If anyone would be so kind as to lend their wisdom to this project or maybe a place to cheaply acquire the needed hardware so I could start tinkering around. Also any suggestions on alternate methods for making the same device or any info involving related topics would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.