"Learning From the Experts"

This is Erin Schulte, Owner/Producer of Exclusive Events Inc.  Erin and Exclusive Events are dedicated to providing extraordinary lighting and design concepts for any event.  Their customer service is excellent and they are one of the leading Event Design and Production Companies in St. Louis.  They are committed to provide the most unique and creative options for your event! Erin and her team believe that the possibilities are endless and they will bring your visions to life!

Here is what Erin had to say this week...

Pin Spots…what are they?
Pin spots can be described as a direct focus of light that shines down onto the table centerpieces to allow them to shine in an otherwise dim room as well as to not take on the color of the wall lighting.

How are they installed?

Pin spots can come from the ceiling in venues that might have the capacities to hold the weight of the spots, although this can often be a more expensive approach it also usually ensures a more direct focus.  Another and most common way of pin spotting will come from lighting towers.  These are disguised lighting trees put in the corners of your room and raised high to shine this light from above.

Won’t the spots get in our eyes?

Yes and no.  When the spots come from towers it is not humanly possible to avoid light direction at some point from some angle in the room.  Light shining in someone’s eyes is bound to happen as some random second throughout the evening.  It is a fact.  However you can control this to a certain extent by making sure that the lighting tower goes high enough.  Often times the complaints of light in people’s eyes are from when lighting towers are positioned too low.  This can happen when a ceiling is just too low to be able to raise the tower too high, and it can also happen when you hire the wrong person with the wrong equipment. Chose a vendor whose focus is in lighting design and décor to help ensure you will receive a professional that understands the nuances such as having a lighting tower high enough.

Pros and cons:

The pros of pin spots far outweigh the cons.  You spend thousands of dollars on your centerpieces; it would be a shame if they were not showcased after dark. Pin spots are a minimal cost with a large impact.  Cons are that at some point there may be someone that moves into the light and complains.  It is just a price to pay for a beautiful room.

To help illustrate the impact of with pin spots and without the photos show the difference!

Look for another "Learning From the Experts" next week!