From January 2013 to January 2016 Holben was the lighting columnist for TV Technology magazine, replacing the venerable Bill Klages, ASC.
2013
"Shape and Shadow with the Ellipsodial Reflector Spotlight"
Lighting 101 about the ERS fixture.
January 2013
"What to See in Lighting at NAB"
Checking out the show floor at NAB
April 2013
"Inverse Square Dancing"
An expanded look at inverse square law.
July 2013
"Estimating Green Screen Lighting"
A look at how to figure out the light necessary for a green screen.
July 2013
"Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing"
A primer in color theory
September 2013
"Don’t Leave Home Without These Lighting iApps"
From a not-a-Mac guy
September 2013
"Maintaining Proper Color Temperature While On the Go"
Loving that ExpoDisc
December 2013
2014
"The Art of the Mired Measurement"
Filtering
January 2014
"Incident or Reflected: Using a Light Meter"
February 2014
"Using a Light Meter to Maintain Atmosphere"
Think fog
May 2014
Seeing Through the Eye of the Fresnel
April 2014
The Composition Of Sunlight
April 2014
Fixtures 101: Tungsten
June 2014
The Parabolic Aluminum Reflector
August 2014
LED Is Coming of Age
September 2014
Light Sources 101: HMIs
October 2014
Exploring the Use of Space Lights
December 2014
2015
An Exercise in Vintage Hard Light
January 2015
Changing Light Intensity
January 2015
Of Course, There’s an App for That!
February 2016
Blackness: A Three-Tiered Approach
March 2015
LEDs: An Update on Studio Lighting
April 2015
Lighting: Back to Front Or Front to Back?
May 2015
LED: Studio Lighting Update
May 2015
Looney Lumens
June 2015
Improvising Lighting
July 2015
Light Itself
August 2015
Lighting Toolkit
September 2015
Photometrics
October 2015
Working Girl Fitness: Small and Simple Shoot
November 2015
Holiday Lights
December 2015
2016
The Power of Lighting
January 2016