Techniques for Outdoor Landscape Lighting

2/22/2019

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Outdoor Lighting is like an array of brushes an artist uses when painting a canvas. There are many different techniques, looks, and intentions that can be used in outdoor landscape lighting. Some lighting techniques we utilize for our Altoona, State College, Johnstown, and Bedford Pennsylvania customers

Up Lighting
Up Lighting is used to highlight a tree or other feature, to provide a dramatic effect, especially with flowering or specimen plant material.

Niche Lighting
Niche Lighting is used to illuminate areas such as decks, entranceways, and gazebos where the fixture must be attached to a structure.

Mirror Lighting
Mirror Lighting is used to take advantage of the reflective surface of water features and create dramatic scenes.

Cross Lighting
Cross Lighting is used to define surface texture instead of flattening effect when using a single front light.

Wall Washing
Wall Washing is used to provide an even illumination on walls.
Wall WashingWall Washing is used to provide a lit surface that acts as a backdrop for unlit plant material or other features.

Shadowing
Shadowing is used to create interesting shadows on walls.

Path Lighting
Path Lighting is used to light planting beds and paths, as well as to provide seamless transition between lighting scenes.

Grazing
Grazing is used to provide a steeply angled light to accentuate texture on walls and tree trunks by utilizing the irregular surface to create broken shadows and irregular patterns.

Back Lighting
Back Lighting is used to provide illumination around the edges of an object, thereby emphasizing its shape.

Moon Lighting
Moon Lighting is used to provide soft natural lighting over large areas, serves as an ideal transition connecting different lighting scenes together and eliminating black holes from the project.

Down Lighting/Step Lighting
Down Lighting/Step Lighting is used to illuminate steps

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6 Landscape Lighting Concepts

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There are 6 major lighting concepts that will aid in the design of your Altoona, State College, Johnstown, and Bedford Pennsylvania area home: Cohesion, Depth, Focal Points, Quality and Direction, Perspective, Balance and Symmetry.

Cohesion refers to the overall appearance of the scene as one continuous panorama. If there are unlit areas near illuminated ones, then the viewer’s visual experience is interrupted. These “black holes” detract from the beauty of the design and fatigue the eyes.

Depth refers to the strategic placement of fixtures using different light levels to achieve a three-dimensional scene. Depth requires lighting areas that are in the foreground, in the middle, and in the back of the scene. The proper use of high, medium, or low wattage lamps (with varying beam spreads) helps establish depth by allowing the designer to create scenes that draw the eye from near to far.

Focal Points allow the designer to not only paint a picture with lights but direct a scene with light. These focal points may be unique features of the property such as, statuary or water features; or they may be functional points such as entranceways, sitting areas, or gathering places.

Quality and Direction are unique assets of low voltage lighting. Instead of harsh glare from bare bulbs, light is directed to the desired location. In a good lighting design, light sources are not seen, only the reflections of their light off a variety of surfaces. Quality of lighting can be manipulated through a variety of lighting techniques.

Perspective refers to the viewers experience from various locations both outside and inside the home. The design will allow the lighting scene to be appealing from all possible vantage points.

Balance and Symmetry refers to the features of the landscape that define its appearance. If there are repeating patterns such as rows of bushes, fencing, or stone walls, then the design needs to light those forms in a way to preserve that symmetry. The design also needs to balance the lighting so that one side of the property is not brighter than the other.

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Security
Security from theft and trespassing is a primary concern for all Altoona, State College, Johnstown, and Bedford Pennsylvania area homeowners and is usually addressed with high voltage floodlights. A better choice is strategically placed low voltage lights that provide low levels of illumination evenly distributed around the property. This avoids the problem of glaring lights that leave unseen areas in the shadows.

Safety
Low voltage LED Lifetime Warranty lighting is an ideal choice for illuminating walkways and entranceways. This ensures that residents and visitors can safely navigate through the property avoiding otherwise unseen obstacles.

Usability
Illuminating the public and private areas of a property with landscape lighting allowing the homeowner to enjoy decks, sitting areas and recreational spaces.

Beauty
Light defines textures, shapes and structures while evoking a wide range of positive emotional responses. A good lighting design can create moods that are soft and subtle or dynamic and dramatic. It can highlight features of the structure and property, while maintaining a cohesive scene. Good landscape lighting is a feast for the eyes.

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2/1/2019

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