Client Education: Uplighting Pt.2 - The Truth about Uplighting Packages
Proper Coverage & Control is the key to creating a beautifully lit event space.
“No one who does lighting well, does it for nothing.”
Take a look at your Pinterest boards and the saved pictures on your Instagram… all those spaces were done with at MINIMUM of 20-30 lighting fixtures. Proper Coverage & Control is the key to creating a beautifully lit event space. If the budget DJ company you inquired with is offering a package of 12 or 18 lights for $295, $195, or free - is that a good deal? Is that enough lighting to achieve your vision? If you’re not asking the right questions, probably not.
27 uplights at the haytt regency clearwater beach by DJ Cory Barron - photo by limelight photography
Here are the questions you should be asking about uplighting:
Is that DJ also a professional lighting designer?
How old is their equipment?
What equipment are they using?
Based on the fee for lighting services, is that DJ motivated to do the best job for you?
Can they reprogram lighting onsite if you're not happy with the preselected color?
Can they change the color or dim the brightness of lighting when dancing starts?
Is that DJ willing to do an onsite consultation just for lighting design purposes?
Do they keep additional lighting onsite in case one or more fixtures go down?
For a professional lighting company - that’s hundreds of pounds in gear, one additional staff member, a delivery vehicle rental, hours of programming, consultation time, & over $10,000.00 invested in equipment.
Here’s a breakdown of pre-packaged uplighting offered by cheap DJ companies in a standard event space and
proper coverage is the key to a well lighted event space
8 Lights: 1 Light per corner, 1 per wall
12 Lights: 1 in each corner, 2 per wall.
18 Lights: 1 in each corner, 3 per wall, and a choice of an accented entryway, or your cake table & your sweetheart table.
When a space is has been professional designed and produced
30 LED Uplights at the vinoy park hotel grand ballroom by barron + Co. DJS
The bottom line is any professional lighting designer would never recommend less than 20 fixtures for an space space. On top of that to have a space where you can’t control the lighting is even worse. This service isnt cheap, but the impact it has on the event is priceless. Your photographer & videographer will thank you (and us) later.
Styled shoot at Tampa's newest event venue
Tampa’s Union Station serves as a working train station by day, and the city’s newest event venue by night.
Tampa Union Station (TUS) is a historic train station in Tampa, Florida. It was designed by Joseph F. Leitner and was opened on May 15, 1912, by the Tampa Union Station Company. Its original purpose was to combine passenger operations for the Atlantic Coast Line, the Seaboard Air Line and the Tampa Northern Railroad at a single site. Today it serves as a working AMTRAC train station by day and Tampa’s newest event venue by night. Check out this link for more info on Events at Tampa’s Union Station.
For more details on this incredible shoot, check it out this LINK
Here’s the rundown of our production work:
Projections
3 BenQ MW769 HD LCD Projectors
Monstera Leaf Print
Uplighting
60 Wireless LED Uplighting Fixtures
Candlelight Yellow Color
Cake Lighting
3 LED Wireless LED Uplighting Fixtures
2 Wireless LED Pin Spot Lights
We had the pleasure of working along side Confetti Events, who designed every detail of the shoot. The photographer Amy Fitch of Say Hello Photography and K&K Photography captured every detail brought together by this incredibly talented vendor team:
Confetti Events
Say Hello Photography
DJ Cory Barron & Co.
Tampa’s Union Station
Good Food Catering + Flavor Gormet
A1 Foliage
Photobus