It's Memorial Day, everybody. Like you didn't know that – if you're in the USA, you're probably having a day off work, drinking some cold something-or-others and grilling something that used to be alive. I don't think there is anything wrong with believing in your homeland. I believe in mine, and I am an American. [...]
Read More Memorial Day, USAHA! Check this out – a sticker sighting in Sayulita, Mexico! Totally random post, but I thought it was pretty awesome. Thanks be to my good friends Carla and Christine for sending these!
Read More JimOnLight.com, Mexico, Sayulita, stickersAnother Sunday, another great round of JimOnLight.com Flickr Group photos! Amazing photographers have been contacting me lately via email, sending tons of work my way that showcases light. If you're a light lover too, send me an email so I can share your work with the world of people who also need their lux loving!
Read More JimOnLight.com, JimOnLight.com readers ROCK, Light and Photography, photographers, Sunday Flickr PoolCheck this out – my man Scott Renick (@sdrenick on Twitter) sent a link to this pretty interesting video wall demo by Pix2o – it's a rollable video wall! Thanks, Scott!
Read More display, Pix2o, Scott Renick, Video, video wallI'm in Toronto right now. Next week I'll be in Phoenix for a week long show run. The week after that? I have no idea. Let me check my calendar. So, for those of you who were at the Broadway Lighting Master Classes this year, sorry I missed you! I wasn't able to attend this [...]
Read More Amanda Lynne Ballard Photography, canada, JimOnLight.com, Light Art, lighting, LX Injected, TorontoPeeps, I have so much content from LightFair 2010 that I am now getting to for your visual excitement – show floor, product reviews, interviews, photography, and general awesomesauce that's up and coming in the next few days. Las Vegas provides SO much good content! Wait, is that an oxymoron? This afternoon I have an [...]
Read More 2010, architainment, Las Vegas, LightFair, Lighting Design, Patrick Woodroffe, WynnAfter that first post today, I had a bunch of images that Amanda Lynne had taken of the KÀ backstage tour, and the Fabulous Mister Fox put me in touch with some images from the technical rehearsal period of the show! It is absolutely outstanding to see these images with the consoles and monitors lighting [...]
Read More Cirque du Soleil, KÀ, Las Vegas, MGM GrandWhen was the last time you were inspired? When was the last time you had your artistic senses shaken? I was lucky enough during LightFair 2010 to get an amazing opportunity – I got a backstage tour of Cirque du Soleil's KÀ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It started out well enough – [...]
Read More Cirque du Soleil, David Fox, Erik Walstad, KÀ, Las Vegas, Luc Lafortune, MGM GrandI know that a lot of young (and not young) lighting professionals are leaving the University environment to join the ranks of the lighting industries across the world. Whether you're getting a Bachelors, Master's, or a Doctorate degree in a lighting field, we here at JimOnLight.com want to welcome you to real life with open [...]
Read More bachelors, commencement, congratulations, degree, doctorate, graduating, JimOnLight.com readers ROCK, mastersWow. The JimOnLight.com Flickr Group is kinda exploding lately! Lots of really amazing photographers are posting their light captures in the pool – get your tush on over there and check it out! So many amazing images this week – definitely more than five. Make sure to check out the rest of the pool, and [...]
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