Patent ID: 8768155

Claim:
A system for obtaining photographic and/or videographic images, the system comprising: a processor; a memory operatively associated with the processor; a database comprising a plurality of lighting formulas stored in the memory, wherein each of said plurality of lighting formulas includes an associated image; a graphic user interface operatively associated with the processor, said graphic user interface being configured to display the associated image of each of said plurality of lighting formulas to a user, and to transmit a user selection of one of said plurality of lighting formulas based on its associated image to the processor; and a motorized carriage operatively associated with the processor, said motorized carriage supporting a light for illuminating a photographic zone; wherein, the processor is configured to send a command to the motorized carriage to position and orient the light with respect to the photographic zone based on the user selection transmitted from the graphic user interface to the processor.