by Lighting Specialist Arizona | Sep 1, 2017 | Outdoor Lighting
Landscape lighting can be tricky, as it requires using an appropriate amount of light in the proper placement to draw attention to certain elements of a landscape in an appealing manner. Exterior lighting techniques such as silhouetting, highlighting and shadowing use outdoor lighting in creative ways to highlight particular landscape objects and create visual patterns. Using these techniques requires the proper exterior lighting plan and testing out different layouts. When properly set up, exterior lighting can turn a landscape into a work of art that shows off its best elements after the sun goes down.
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by Lighting Specialist Arizona | Sep 1, 2017 | Outdoor Lighting
Exterior lighting techniques can create a unique and vivid nighttime scene for any landscape when used appropriately. There are a wide range of techniques that can be used to bring out the best features of a landscape. Each landscape is a unique canvas to experiment with exterior lighting techniques such as spread lighting, moon lighting, grazing and others. Everything can be adjusted in an exterior lighting scheme including the fixtures and lighting angles to create a unique theme.
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by Lighting Specialist Arizona | Sep 1, 2017 | Outdoor Lighting
In terms of landscaping, hardscape versus softscape refers to the types of materials used and differences in exterior lighting. In hardscape landscaping the materials are rock, stone, pagodas and other harder materials, and in softscape landscaping the materials include plants, grass, flowers, shrubs, and soil. Exterior lighting for hardscape elements is usually adjusted less often than softscape elements. Hardscape landscaping involves creating an area with a desired shape and foundation, and the hardscape elements typically stay the same for many years and are less frequently adjusted. Softscape landscaping elements are regularly adjusted and are typically adjusted at least annually and sometimes more often.
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by Lighting Specialist Arizona | Sep 1, 2017 | Lighting Specialist
Landscape LED lights come in many varieties and offer a superior alternative to standard lighting. Landscape LED lights last longer than regular lights and are available in a number of appealing colors and fixture types that can match any landscape. Luxury, modern and appealing designs are available for landscape LED lights that can be arranged to complement and highlight a landscape at night.
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by Lighting Specialist Arizona | Sep 1, 2017 | Outdoor Lighting
They are more efficient at producing light than standard incandescent lights and last much longer. LED lights can last up to 100,000 hours or more, which is four times longer than high quality standard lights, and twice as long as fluorescent lights.
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