uplighting
Uplighting: An Enlightening Experience
We did a job in San Antonio Texas last weekend and it gave me a different perspective.
The job was fairly simple, a white "seamless" dancefloor for a wedding. And the enlightenment was also fairly simple.
After working and stressing somewhat to produce a white seamless dancefloor I stood back and got a chance to watch someone else do the lighting. It was a simple lighting job and my first reaction watching was almost critical. But the end result was very effective.
The ballroom was simply uplit in tones of rose pink. Not having done the lighting part allowed me to look at it from a different view. A view that was not skewed by my own egoor creativeness and I saw the result from the perspective of what I think the guests saw it. It was almost amazing.
Simple uplighting changed the whole character of the ballroom and the event.
I have often thought less is sometimes more but not always put that in practice. I now can't imagine that ballroom being lit in any different manner. It fit the room and the event. No dimmers, no rigging, no fancy lighting, no split gels or other tricks - just subtle yet elegant color - the result of real insight and true talent.
My hat is off to The French Connection of San Antonio, the event producer, for an extremely effective event.
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