![]() ![]() ![]() Also, we had the problem of not being able to fully illuminate our center aisle. With the new fixtures, we're now able to flood more light in evenly across the perimeter of the church, and hit those pockets, and even into pockets that we previously could not get light into, particularly the far corners of the choir loft and the far corners near the musicians and the piano/organ area. This system solved all of those problems and more. My input was making sure that the lights would be color balanced all the way across, in daylight balance preferably. So we were having these three different color tonations. On the far side, on the western side of the church, the light coming through those windows represented more of a greenish tone. Near the eastern windows, where the sunlight's coming in, it had a bluer tint to it. That was my big challenge as a photographer: trying to photograph the pulpit area, and its one color balance and one color temperature. Switching over to the LEDs, besides reducing the heat and providing light, allows you to color-balance the lighting. "I shared with them my experience working with different lighting scenarios," he explains, "because I've photographed in over 250 churches around the country and at the White House, as well as having worked in television and broadcast at the network level. Jason Miccolo Johnson, the ASBC's official photographer, was asked by Prioleau to join the committee to weigh in on the photography aspects from a pro photography angle. These features also helped smooth out the mix of artificial and varying ambient from the structure's large windows." Its amber LEDs are richer and deeper than other fixtures, which, when combined with the five-watt, high-powered white LEDs, allows for a full and broad variation in color temperature from 2,800 to 6,500K. ![]() "The Dazer Variable White is one of the best five-watt LED source solutions on the market for the price, with a good and variable beam and field angle. "The Elektralite fixtures offered Alfred Street Baptist a cost-effective and extremely bright lighting solution," says Burketh. We wanted to make sure we grouped them in a way that was amenable to our worship service configuration as well as the fine arts configuration." Also, with our choirs and our drama and dance ministries, these groups were a big part of our lighting design and operation. "Since we have a strong sense for tradition," explains Prioleau, "aesthetics were very important in our decision-making process. They were retrofit with new Elektralite options: 72 Variable White Dazers, all fitted with barn doors, and four Elektralite RGBW Pancakes. The fixtures were located on three tiers aimed at primary presentation areas: choir loft, pulpit, and speaking areas on the floor. Prioleau contracted with Ivan Burketh of Burketh Enterprises (which provides a wide range of audio, video, and lighting solutions for venues), in cooperation with Randy White of Washington Music, to design and implement a new system. In early 2012, ASBC technical services coordinator Mark Prioleau created a lighting committee - affectionately dubbed SLIP: sanctuary lighting improvement project - to address these lighting issues. ![]() But the mix of natural daylight streaming through the church's stained glass backdrop, skylights and more than 20 large windows created a conundrum, both inside the church and on video. That number surpasses 15,000 when including people viewing archived and live streaming broadcasts and archived video online from around the globe. With more than 3,000 worshipers attending the weekend services, and the church has overflow rooms where they broadcast. Lighting was a crucial consideration because ASBC's expansive video-on-demand services have become an integral part of the church's internal production. Also, ASBC's transition from a more traditional style of worship to a more contemporary one, with an expanded band and worship arts ministry, created the need for an expanded lighting design. The traditional PAR-can theatrical fixtures required frequent and costly bulb changes, and the heat emanating from the fixtures onstage proved debilitating to the choir members in their heavy robes. The church underwent architectural improvements in 1994, including the construction of a new sanctuary, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places ASBC's expansive almost 1,000-seat interior, with its high ceilings ranging from 30' to more than 80' in the back of the sanctuary, presented a host of challenges for the staff. Jason Miccolo Johnson Photography: Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) was founded in 1803 in Alexandria, Virginia, and is located in one of the city's oldest African-American neighborhoods. Elektralite Solves Lighting Challenges for Historic Alfred Street Baptist Church ![]()
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