Some of Our Lighting Techniques...

Up Lighting:

Soft Lighting:       

Spot lighting is used to directly light the front of an object.  It is commonly used for small specimens, statues, fountains, or flags.  We use multiple fixtures when the object is very large or needs to be viewed from both sides.

Path Lighting:     

Path lights are used to light sidewalks, flower beds, or other items on the ground.  We used various sizes of pathlights depending on the application.  A professional pathlight can produce enough ambient light to effectively illuminate up to 10 feet of ground.  So basically 50 feet of sidewalk may only need 4 or 5 pathlights to create a safe walking area.  Because these lights can spread 360 degrees, lining the sidewalks with colorful flowers, can be a beautiful addition for both day and night.

Deck Lighting:    
 
Deck lights are used to light the walking around on a deck or dock.  They are small and inconspicuous but do the job a pathlight would on a sidewalk.  Moonlight has completed countless deck and dock projects here in Windermere, Winter Park,  and Central Florida.  A nice transition is to use pathlights on the path to the dock and then deck lights on the dock itself.

Step Lighting: 

Step lighting can be accomplished in several different ways.  Depending on the design and stage of construction, we can provide different solutions.  For example, under construction of the steps, we can install the lights themselves into the steps.  This is most commonly seen in commercial applications.  We can also install deck lighting to shine down from the rail unto the steps.  A third option is to use path lights.  We offer custom length path lights which can be used to light two or three steps from the ground level.

Graze Lighting:   

Graze lighting is most often used to light an architectural feature in the same method as uplighting a tree. Columns and arches are highlighted from below.   Since we carry so many fixture and lamp options, we have the ability to accent a feature without flooding the entire area.

Wash Lighting:    

Wash lighting is probably the most subtle lighting technique.  We use wash light fixtures to illuminate a large area with a very subtle, diffused, even coverage accent.  It is commonly used to light an entire side of a home or a decorative wall.  It can also be used to create a silhouette of a tree or hedge by lighting a wall behind a tree without lighting the tree itself.