Lighting the Show

This experiment has been a fun challenge so far. I have been exploring how to get most light out of the least amount power.

I have started by identifying areas that will need lighting and breaking these categories down into projects. I have determined that I will need lights for basic illumination, some lights to add texture and provide safety for the actors, pathway lighting, and special lighting to highlight unique set pieces and costumes.

Since I will need the most light for the least amount of power I started learning what I could about LEDs. The first LED project I tackled was building my own LED light following the instructions at AllEnergies.net http://allenergies.net/lighting/ledlight.html

The first lamp I made did not have the LEDs wired up in the correct configuration. This first attempt is pictured in the above photo.

I found several interesting DYI posts on making flowers out of recycled pop bottles. I tried following the instructions and began to develop my own technique. I also have been experimenting with lighting the faux glass flowers with reused agricultural cloth to diffuse
the light and LED strip lights.