It’s obvious that every low-voltage landscape light we install needs to be connected to a power source. But not so obvious, is the fact that there are several ways to make that connection. How do we bring power to an outdoor lighting fixture? We could run a separate wire for each li...
Laying out an installation plan for a low voltage landscape lighting system is fairly straightforward, but it’s helpful to know a few things up front. These are the main steps, along with some tips to ensure a successful installation. ...
This influence stems from the wide range of artificial lighting designed for the most widely differing tasks, environments, and purposes, including internal and even external spaces such as facades and landscape projects. Think of two environments with the same dimensions and layout. Suppose that in...
Low-Voltage Landscape LightingThe cost to install low-voltage landscape lighting ranges from $100 to $150 per installed light. It is a hardwired option, excellent for saving energy, and uses a step-down transformer to convert the 120-volt output of the house outlet to 12 volts. ...
Misty landscapesreally suit being backlit. Low sunlight adds warmth to mist and trees, and hedges and buildings cast deep shadows toward the camera. Another landscape type that suits this style is thecoast. If you shoot toward the sun while it hangs atmospherically above the sea, with water re...
you should definitely start with a basic idea of what type of light fixtures you’ll need. There are several different types of outdoor lighting fixtures, such as outdoor lights, landscape lights, floodlights, as well as low-voltage, motion detector, decorative, landscape, and garden lighting...
Experienced landscape photographers are known for carrying a bunch of lens filters, and the discussion often involves using ND filters for cutting the amount of light entering the camera to permit the use of slower shutter speeds. Today's tutorial, however, concerns the more common polarizing filte...
One often overlooked yet powerful tool in a photographer’s arsenal is the Neutral Density (ND) filter. ND filters are most commonly used for landscape photographs in order to reduce the amount of light entering the camera lens without affecting the color of the image. So why would you use ...
Dark and moody photography is a style that is characterized by rich, warm, deep colors and shadows. This type of photography often, but not always, has a dramatic, mysterious, or somber feeling. The style can be used to capture a wide range of genres and subjects, from landscape scenes ...
Before taking any picture, landscape photographers usually meter the light to determine the exposure time. The finalexposure timeis influenced by various factors such as wind strength, cloud movement, and water flow. The critical question is, “How long should I expose for?” ...