[SML] LED lights in the Scene Shop

[Dave Tosti-Lane]

And, increasingly this works the other way too - if you have LED cyc
lighting, painting under incandescent might mislead. I like to add some
circuits to allow bringing actual stage instruments in to the paint shop
for checking - people don't necessarily use them all the time, but they can
bring them up to confirm choices and do tests. If you're facing a mandated
switch to LED or other efficient lighting in the shop, I'd make the
argument that you do need to be able to have circuits to use for testing
color under real stage lights - usually, this is an easier battle to win
than asking for an exception to the rule for a large portion of the shop.
Just tell the powers that be this will be better than running extension
cords all over the shop to run the lights from outlets, which will
ultimately happen if there isn't a better solution provided. This can be
the opportunity to also have them install a couple of pipes for hanging
instruments in your paint area.

DTL

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 8:38 AM, sam lunetta via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I have always subscribed to the idea that the lighting where you paint
> should be the same lighting you plan on using. If you are using
> incandescent fixtures for your stage, painting under LED will cause some
> surprises. If you are using cameras, the issues become greater.
>
> Good luck...
>
> Sam Lunetta
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 12, 2014, at 9:46, PJ Veltri via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> >
> > First, an introduction, Name's PJ Veltri, I'm the Assistant TD for a
> > public school district just outside of Detroit (Grosse Pointe for
> > those familiar with the area)  I've been slightly active on the list
> > in regards to lighting and ETC questions but I've not fully introduced
> > myself before.
> >
> > Now to the question: The building where our shop is located is looking
> > to replace the 500w Incandescent lights in the shop with LED
> > equivalents. I recall reading in the past about needing to worry about
> > the spectrum that these LED replacements emit in regard to painting
> > and color matching. Is this a thing? Do we need to worry about this
> > anymore? Do any of you recommend a certain LED lamp(?) for this
> > purpose?
> >
> > Thanks
> > PJ
> >
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