Author: Brad Koerner

Creative Director and Product Manager
Lighting Education

a lighting riddle

Brad Koerner

Thanks to my 8-year old son, a lighting riddle for you to solve: A windowless room contains three identical light fixtures, each containing an identical light bulb or light globe. Each light is connected to one of three switches outside of the room. Each bulb is switched off at present. You are outside the room, and the door is closed. You have one, and only one, opportunity to flip any of the external switches. After this, you can go into the room and look at the lights, but you may not touch the switches again. How can you tell which … Continue reading a lighting riddle

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retail ceilings desperately need to be rethought

Brad Koerner

Here are the current choices: Cheap sheetrock pockmarked with lights, fire protection, HVAC, security, etc Cheaper ACT with the same Exposed structural ceilings, with the same, but letting it all “hang out” Someone who “designed it”, meaning they just painted it out all black Does anyone, anywhere have budget to innovate something different? Continue reading retail ceilings desperately need to be rethought

Lighting Inspiration

tupac martir

Brad Koerner

A beautiful quote on being a lighting designer from Tupac Martir via an interview on ARRI’s site: Why are you fascinated by light? Because it allows me to hide! I love what light can do, how it enhances an idea or creates a poignant moment – every time the audience takes a picture they are capturing a moment that has been carefully created with light. Most people are not aware of how much light brings to their life, how much it influences how they feel – their mood and behavior. I love the idea that by creating the scene I … Continue reading tupac martir