Dance Lighting - Introduction

I wrote an article for the British design blog On Stage Lighting about dance lighting. Check out the article here . Originally published at Light Cue 23 . Please leave any comments there.

My husband asked me to post these- sorry about the harsh flash, we had bad lighting

The Trouble with Magic

..., a lovely early spring evening, the citizens of Greenwich Village passed the steps of Stephen Strange's house; their laughter on the air. The darkness held at bay by the old fashioned warm street lighting. Across the way, Tony looked in the direction of Stark Tower, shining like a beacon in the distance. Damn the SHRA. Damn Steve and Stephen for being so difficult. I'll manage, Tony thought, ...

Dumb Run Dun!

... around 70"; 69" jokes are made.  Bowling along, we made Merkins Farm in daylight, then pressed through the pretty West coast lumpy stuff (ie, hills) to the Kirkhouse Inn in Strathblane at lighting-up time (about 10). One lamp was sacrificed to the eaty-kit godlings of potholes and rough stuff. Weirdly, some of this route had been resurfaced, so it was a random selection of crazy agricultural ...

Just One Cup - Chapter 1

...He looked down at his plain t-shirt and slacks. “Um,” he said, tentatively, “We are going to do this in this outfit?” Vic looked up, rolling her eyes, and huffed, “No. I just need to check my lighting before I send you to wardrobe.” He raised an eyebrow. For some reason, he got the feeling she didn’t like him. A small smile spread. He did like a challenge. “Yes ma’am,” he said in a teasing ...

Title: Unforeseen Affliction (1/?)

... this. Shockwave that.” Kup spits in disgust, “Apparently he can do no wrong.” The struggling young mech surprises him by stilling within his grasp, anger fading, a slight cherubic smile lighting his dark features. “Shockwave is everything .” He ginger gaze flickers to Kup, “What else could I possibly require beyond my creator?” Kup shudders at the blind devotion. His processor screaming in ...

... was her. Why. Why did all this have to happen. And worse. It was your fault. You knew it was. You could have died with her. If only you did. If only you chased after her. Lighting flashed and rain started to pour at the sound of the thunder. Dark clouds hovered over the skies. You run your fingers over the words engraved on her tombstone. YooRi.. You recall all your past memories. How ...

Productivity

... does, it diffuses the light so you have a more natural picture, with the proper back and lights, which I don't have right now. This is my soy candle btw. For comparison, this is normal lighting, but normally I have bad flash glare. Another comparison, this time my palm candle. I love palm wax, it has this great texture, especially when you hold it. Meg came over too and we hung out ...

Wish fulfillment of another kind

Via icepixie : If your browser hates embedding, click here instead . There's really nothing to be done about lighting or wardrobe/hair/makeup, but the matching of angles and motion? Genius. On a related note, cleolinda brings us the news that yes, it took Mattel to go there with the literal sparkling . Between this and Pipecleaner Uhura , they're doing a great job of ...

Day Nineteen, chase on the abandoned city

The Preview only shows a bit of the image, so make sure to click on the cut! One of my big exercises for this challenge is to be able to work on lighting, mood, contrast and layout, so thats why you keep seeing these environment paintings from me. Its something I havent done much of in the past and I really want to develop it into one of my strong points as an artist. Practice doesnt make perfect...