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you'll be amazed at the how many lights you need to get those stunning runway images from Milan fashion Week, each show was in a different location so i saw many differnet lighting setups but this one was one of the biggest shows





just before the show the lighting guys give us photographers an opp to check white balance usually around 2900Kelvin for tungsten


the result

At a guess the big square ones would be 2k's (2000 watts) and the longer skinny ones would be 1 - 1.2k each. (Theatre tech now working in TV, thanks for the shots)

Like you said thats a lot of light... but fantasic result. The last pic is stunning

Thanks for the shot Wendell

Ex lighting tech here also Kinda miss the job

I posted last night Wendell, but my post must not have stuck.. (weird). Thanks for posting the lighting shots, as a Sound and Lighting guy in a past life (more lighting then sound) I appreciate the hardware and the setup. Like Kyle, it makes me yearn a little for gaffa tape, burnt fingers and the smell of hot dust cooking.

Weapon of choice, Nashua 347. The original and best

I used to focus mainly on moving lights, but did theater/studio every now and then

I am sure no one cares much, but I'd hate to have to pay that power bill. Impressive setup, nice to see the effort that goes into these presentations!

thanks guys had no idea all of you were ex lighting techs
that would of been a very cool job

does anyone know why when two follow spots tungsten cross it creates a green overlap

even with some white manual balance setting on the camera it still turns up a slight green in every image

kyle how did you enjoy your work in theatre?

Most followspots these days are HMI or xenon, for most applications at least.

The colour tinge could be an imbalance of CT between the two spots?


I used to really enjoy it, actually Wendell. It's very demanding on perfect results. Much like corporate lighting, which we did also.

Such a demanding industry though, and unless youre a top 20 world deisgner/op there's not great wads of cash in it

I used to do 16hr days/nights for $15 - $20/hour

thanks for the tip
i guess i have always loved lights so i think anything to do with them is cool

If youre interested..

Julius media run backstage tours of shows around australia now and then.
Costd about $20 to attend for a couple of hours.
You get to med the designers/techs/operators, learn stuff you didnt know, see stuff up close.

It's pretty awesome

For instance, the next id miss saigon in melbourne. Then red hot chilli peppers in brizzy...

Amazing bills they are paying, and ofcourse, they make so much out of it that can't care for it.

Was the place very hot/warm with all these lights?