To try and adjust the lighting conditions lighting specialists will go to great lengths to control the amount of light that enters any particular space using an overhead scrim
In the case of the picture below, a series of overhead scrims was rigged on a catenary wire rig to able their positioning across a wide area. The ruffled edge is an attempt to disguise any straight, linear shadows.
Riggers would use the catenary wire rig to slide the scrims from one side to the other, in an effort to follow the suns path, A labour intensive process. Any wind would complicate matters as the scrims would behave like a kite.
05.06.2014
Vivid Light 2013 Sydney
Jeff Koons puppy reborn as a lit bunny on Dawes Point, Sydney
Vivid enjoyed another great year in Sydney. Even better was the late autumn weather. Crowds exceeded last years record numbers. Again the projections were the crowd pullers. Its great that the vivid organisers have developed different streams for the applicants, as event projections are completely different from architecural lighting and light sculptures.
Entry to Cambell Cove, behind OPT sydney
Ready to serve
09.10.2012
ParkLight 2012 @ Sydney Uni
Parklight, held in late August, was the 4th exterior lighting event organized by the NSW IES lighting society and the first to be run in conjunction with Sydney University’s Department of Illumination. It assembled together over 50 eager participants; lighting designers, architects, students and lighting suppliers to meet, discuss and experiment with lighting techniques and the equipment used in exterior lighting. Electrolight lighting designer and event organiser Ryan Shamier described the event as “a wonderful excuse for suppliers and designers to collaborate and share ideas” The theme of this years event was 'winter wonderland". Participants were fashioned into 6 groups: ice, blizzard, snow, frost, chill & cold, provided with a range of exterior luminaires, then allocated a predetermined location around the Gadigal Green at Sydney University. Their challenge was to improvise and problem solve within their group, using the donated equipment to design and light a winter themed tableau. Groups went off on their task and quickly dissected the opportunities that different luminaires provided. This hands on approach allowed participants to use the luminaires in a range of settings and applications, exploring each lamp’s potential and the effects of colour, beam angles and reflector types. Judging was conducted by a show of hands, with all attendees casting their vote for their favourite lighting design.
Students gained the experience of a "hands on" approach to exterior floodlighting
All participants voted for the favourote application: the winning effort from the group Blizzard
02.04.2012
Construction Lighting
Lighting for construction and work sites is often left to engineers and production managers without taking into account the needs of seeing.
Construction Lighting Images
