I just read an absolutely outstanding article on joining United Scenic Artists Local 829, written by Andrew Griffin, @afgld on Twitter. I myself am a United Scenic Artists Local 829 member, in the category of Lighting Designer, of course! I mean, I know I'm well-known for my illustrious costume designs for RuPaul and all, but [...]
Read More Andrew Griffin, Designers, union, United Scenic Artists Local 829, USA829Here at JimOnLight.com, sense is trying to be made of the current labyrinth (movie starring Jennifer Connolly and David Bowie) that is the Energy Independence and Safety Act (EISA). As we dig deeper and deeper into a piece of legislation that could actually do some good if it wasn't so heavily balanced on income, news of some [...]
Read More civil lighting, confusion, legislation, PART L, UK Building RegulationsLightFair 2010 – have you SEEN so many LEDs in your life?! I have to say I am having a TON of fun on the floor of LightFair 2010 – this is a conference I will be attending each year! I walked around yesterday on the floor, meeting people, getting hugs from people, and generally [...]
Read More Amanda Lynne Ballard Photography, conference, Cree LED, Ginny from Cree, Las Vegas, LightFair, LightFair 2010, OptiLED, SeaChangerThis is pretty huge news, everybody – if you've not heard about this yet, it's time to hear about it now. Two major organizations in the entertainment industry, the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) and the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) are voting on a merger. "Wait a second," you might ask yourself [...]
Read More business, Esta, merger, PLASAYou know, I am sitting here going through my organizational memberships for 2010, and I wondered just now – to what professional lighting organizations do JimOnLight.com readers belong? Please let me know below – if you're an RSS feed reader, could you visit the site and contribute in this poll? It will literally only take [...]
Read More IALD, IDA, IESNA, Lighting Organizations, NCQLP, poll, USA829