The LA in this story stands for Leisenheimer and Alt, owners of LA Studios, Inc. a photography studio located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. LA regularly builds and shoots large sets for clients such as Handyman Magazine and Norcraft Kitchens.
Rear projection is accomplished with a front throw projector and a slide of the desired image.
Initially, LA Studios rented slide projectors for their rear projection work. After becoming increasingly unhappy with poor color quality and dark images, they finally decided to purchase a Telex Caramate 3000 series slide projector, which offered the brightness and true color they were looking for. When Patti Alt set up the rear projection, she discovered that due to the size of the studio, she was unable to pull the Telex Caramate slide projector back far enough to position the image in both kitchen windows. The only other projector Alt was able to obtain quickly was not a Telex model, but she continued with the shot anyway. Unfortunately, the non-Telex model did not project with the brightness the Caramate offered.