--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | LEARN (4) description: LEARN | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. 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Today we are going to look at one of those sessions in a bit more detail: ‘The Art of Lighting the Audience’. Why bother making the... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/the-art-of-lighting-the-audience) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/SolaFrame_Family5.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-framing-fixtures) [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) ### [ETC Automated Framing Fixtures: What’s in The Path](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-framing-fixtures) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 10-Feb-2023 As automated lighting technology entered the 21st century, moving yoke LED luminaires became the de facto choice for most designers and applications. While moving mirror fixtures are inherently larger and difficult to hide in a rig, they did afford a much longer optical path. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-framing-fixtures) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Bonebrake1.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/rebecca-bonebrake-architectural-lighting-designer) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Rebecca Bonebrake - Architectural Lighting Designer](https://blog.etcconnect.com/rebecca-bonebrake-architectural-lighting-designer) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 30-Nov-2022 Throughout the year we’ve interviewed some incredible women in the entertainment lighting industry. This week we feature a woman who, like others, has ties to the theatre, but unlike the others, makes a living as an architectural lighting designer. This segment of lighting design is lesser known,... 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[Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/impact-christian-fellowship) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/metamers2.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/why-do-metamers-matter) [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) ### [What are metamers and why do they matter?](https://blog.etcconnect.com/why-do-metamers-matter) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 1-Sep-2022 When executing a successful lighting design, the question of color is often considered near the end of the process, and in some ways, it seems to make sense. We first ask ourselves, what’s my budget? Which fixtures do I have? What are my hang positions? And then, finally, what color should those... 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