Gobo Lighting

In this weeks lesson we were shown how to set up the final lighting by using a gobo. A gobo is a very strong single light that can project different shapes onto backgrounds, people, or objects by using laser cut out designs to block the light, therefore projecting the image that isn't blocked by the light. Compared to the other set up we were shown a couple weeks back, this is a lot easier and quicker to set up. However, when setting up you have to keep in mind the power setting of the lights in this set up to make sure they don't overpower the gobo, therefore the design you wish to project onto an object/background won't be captured in the image at all.
When shooting with the gobo we started shooting with the projection on the background which kind of created a 3D effect of the model, but not necessarily the desired effect I'd be looking for in my beauty shoot images. Another way of using the gobo is by projecting it onto the face (something I was very excited about doing), and whilst taking them I fell in love with the effect it gave! Especially because we was using a woods pattern on the face it looked so beautiful and mysterious so after today I will defiantly be looking into maybe working with gobos for my final images.