I love texture in lighting design!

The other day, I saw that our Lighting Director was organizing gobos. I pulled these 9 out onto our cutting board for this photo highlighting a few of my go-to picks. Some are best as texture on scenic; others for people or the floor beneath them; still others through haze. Some work best with nearly hard focus, others work best with the lens pulled or pushed completely soft. Some like to be complimented with a gel, others work best with NC in complement with saturation coming from another light source. A more exhaustive post is probably due at some point (with greater thought behind theory of when to consider using what and some example photos) but for now I'll leave this as an encouragement to start experimenting with what you like.

GAM 251 Spring Branches | Rosco B856 Gothic Window | GAM B709 Glass Block
Rosco 77703 Double Hung Window | Rosco 7903 Reflected Water 1 | Rosco 884 Snow Dots
Rosco 77594 Abstract Lines | Rosco 77785/238-285 Sharp Breakup Medium | Apollo 2133-BR Generic Breakup