Entries by Frank Doorhof

Using a projector for awesome and unique effects

You probably have use one during work, or maybe you have a great Home Theater system, projectors are used in many different situations.
They are awesome for gaming, presentations and of course movies.

But did you ever think about using it as a light source?
The main different between a monitor/tv and a projector is that the projector projects light onto a screen and that creates the image, where a monitor/tv is a flat screen. So what if we replace the screen for our model.

Two light sources

Now when you hear a broad lightsource you might think it always means flat lighting, but that’s not necessarily the case.
When you move the lightsource to the side of the set you get a beautiful shadow site on the model and because of the open sides of the lantern it will also light the background. If you think the shadow side is a bit too dark you can easily place a reflector on that side because the lantern is a very broad lightsource so it “always” reflects back on a reflector on the other side.