Designing Shadows
It all started innocently enough. I shot some pictures of a show that I lit and one of them revealed some interesting shadow placement, quite… Read More »Designing Shadows
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A Little Fog Will Do Ya
I once saw a show where the fog on stage was so thick that – I’m not making this up – you couldn’t see the… Read More »A Little Fog Will Do Ya
Read More »Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You
Now, there is nothing in today’s world that is shot in 1,080 pixels—no cameras that can shoot it, no televisions that can receive it, and… Read More »Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You
Read More »Depth of (the) Field
Consider a digital light with an onboard media server such as the DL2. Suddenly we’ve gone to 170 channels per fixture, and each channel has… Read More »Depth of (the) Field
Read More »Fashionable Lighting
Next, I had to figure out some key positions to highlight. We all know that models walk to spots on the runway, stop, pirouette and… Read More »Fashionable Lighting
Read More »Getting Paid
When the production is complete (or according to your agreed terms), you should submit an invoice to the client. This invoice should include the total… Read More »Getting Paid
Read More »Let There Be Light
Cool light does not flatter skin tones like warm light does. If we re-gelled with CTB, we might get some frightening results. Then he had… Read More »Let There Be Light
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Patrick Stansfield- 2005 Lifetime Achievement award winner
Watch the Video from the 2005 Parnelli Awards honoring Patrick Stansfield, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award.
Read More »Bruce Jackson- 2005 Innovator award winner
Watch the Video from the 2005 Parnelli Awards honoring Bruce Jackson, the recipient of the Innovator award.
Read More »Keeping in Touch
I’ve got the same crappy e-mail account at AOL that I’ve had for 15 years. I pay a stupid monthly fee for this. People don’t… Read More »Keeping in Touch
Read More »Waiting for the Dominoes to Fall
Whatever you do, don’t read Radical Evolution by Joel Gareau and then go to a trade show. It will ruin it for you. The book… Read More »Waiting for the Dominoes to Fall
Read More »Lighting Paperwork
Most of us got in this business because we didn’t want to be stuck behind a desk shuffling paper. So we happily wandered into this… Read More »Lighting Paperwork
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