Good vs Bad Lighting Outdoor lighting examples

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There are good and bad ways of lighting up a house. In this video it highlights many of the reasons to what makes good lighting and what makes bad lighting. This video was created because a few years ago I searched on RU-vid to find good vs bad lighting examples and couldn't find anything that helpful. Here you go, enjoy!
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@aklighting8292 3 года назад

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@insidedadshead9691 2 года назад

Your “good” lighting examples were not any better than the bad.

@juancontreras8115 2 года назад

The good lighting were worst than the bad lighting.... Make a non bios video.

@EricLansangan Год назад

And the shots were completely diff. No full house shots of the “good lighting”

@baloog8 Год назад

They were just brighter. Which I personally didn't like😊

@416pp Год назад

The too dim lights were too bright hahaha wtf did I just watch

@jsanford01 11 месяцев назад

False. You need to get your eyes checked. The bad lighting is only lighting up the house OR the landscaping AKA inefficient light saturation. Good light is full illumination of the entire space. You clearly seem to be a bad lighting installer and he's trying to help you 😂💨💩

@poof3192 2 года назад

I have a smaller size house in a cul-de-sac that's completely dark at night and I was thinking of just adding 4 path lights (2 in each garden bed) to have some light up front. In your opinion, do you think this would look silly without adding uplights as well?

@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal Год назад

I do festival lighting occasionally. Pull the lights away and give more angles. Flood lights should be directed at things not people unless for security. Indirectly light paths. Color on the paths and trees white on buildings. Softer lights usually work better.

@stSgtMunoz Месяц назад

When I built my house the builder "Golf course style homes" asked uf I wanted "Malibu lighting". I said sure anything that will make the house more appealing. They installed the very first picture you showed as bad lighting "flood uplights". I have had my home for over 22 years now and now my "Malibu lighting" are giving me issues with corrosion where the end of the flood light meets the portion of the assembly that connects the current. I was wondering if just replacing the assembly units or come up with a dufferen solution. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

@thealphascan 2 года назад

Love all the videos, great advice! (Love the music too!) Had a question that has not been covered, are there low voltage lamp post lights / lanterns. Tried searching for a few hours and could find any. Want to power the post from the low voltage cables/transformer.

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

Thanks! I appreciate it! I don't know of any lamp / lantern lights. I tried looking and didn't find any. Sorry! If I find some, I'll make a video about it.

@restagiu 3 года назад

what would you use to illuminate the walls of a two story colonial house? You pointed out that houses should not be illuminated just at the bottom. Would you use an up light 7w 2700k equivalent with narrow beam angle (40 degrees?) or wall well lights? I fear that using well lights I may end up overlap the light coverage from each light. thank you

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

I would go with the 7W 3,000k with the normal 40degree. You could use a well light, but make sure you can put a MR16 7w 3000k bulb in it instead of a Par 36 bulb - they aren't very bright.

@RicksHitPicks 3 года назад

If you are in the Dallas area and need stunning outdoor lighting, highly recommend Adam.

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

I really appreciate it Rick! It was a pleasure lighting up your property, turned out really well!

@yannst-pierre719 Год назад

what kind of light should a use to light up the front of the house a a few tree,,,, we get 3 feet of snow for 3 to 4 months so you have a idea???? flood led light on 12 bolts ????

@JuneGoddi 2 года назад

Apparently it's preferences. Because I think the bad looks good

@notn817 3 года назад

Good morning!!!! I would like to add patio string lights and wire them into a low voltage transformer. On the string lights one side has fuses and the other side doesn’t which side should I strip? It’s a 300w transformer(volt) and the string lights portfolio 25ft commercial 11w.

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

Good morning! In order to wire them into the transformer you have to make sure they are 12v ac lights. If not, you won't be able to get them to work. My guess is they arent. Im sorry I dont know much about the 24v world and cant help you with that.

@zaq1525 3 года назад

What's a good distance between the tree trunk and the light and what angle up should we place the lights - straight up or towards the middle of the tree trunk?

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

Small tree about 1ft distance, larger tree about 1.5-2ft distance. Shine straight up, if you shine towards the middle, you'll create a hot spot that looks a bit odd. Hope that helps!

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

If you need help with your installation project, I have a course that covers everything from start to finish in a easy to follow format. I made it to help and its super affordable. Here's the link if you are interested. course.aklighting.net/diylandscapelightingcourse

@7ajhubbell 2 года назад

Thank you.

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@benjaminscrivens8230 2 года назад

Crazy how just sticking three 5,000 lumen floods on the side of your house randomly doesn't look that good

@JP-kb4yi 2 года назад

Do you have any experience/advice for homes in the country? I have 6 acres and my house is about 400ft from the road. My house is new so I’m starting with a blank landscape. I’m almost finished with the landscaping and want to add some lighting but not to much that it distracts from the amazing night sky and stars.

@bluenwhite2009 2 года назад

I am in the same situation now. Did you figure something out?

@JP-kb4yi 2 года назад

@@bluenwhite2009 Yes, I ended up buying landscape lighting that can change colors and is dimmable with a remote and some strategic “down lights” and I love them for for a few reasons. 1, Being able to change the color gave me instant Christmas lights. 2 I’m able to dim lights in areas I don’t want to distract from the night sky or even turn specific list off when i don’t want them on. Lastly and unexpectedly, I discovered turquoise paired with warm white create a wonderfully relaxing environment and with the right music and stars it’s magical. Yes i know that sounds corny buy its so true and I find myself sitting outside staring at the night sky 3-4 hours every night as long as its not raining. The only downside was cost. Good quality dimmable color changing landscape lighting cost about double the price of traditional landscape lighting but it’s worth it.

@bluenwhite2009 2 года назад

@@JP-kb4yi that’s awesome! I really appreciate the quick response. I’d love to see pictures of you have any. Any way to share them or suggest brands?

@molonlabe1156 2 года назад

I'm trying to see how well up lighting does on a two story vinyl siding house? Any advice

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

It will work really well. Most vinyl siding I've seen are a lighter color, which makes it easier to light up than a darker color. If you have a darker vinyl, use a higher lumen (wattage).

@geolidelighting2508 2 года назад

Good product.

@safetythirdified 6 месяцев назад

Do you have examples of homes properly lit, where the home is not made of brick?

@liquifiedart 3 года назад

Should outdoor lighting be in the cooler or warmer light range? Let's take 4000 as the median?

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

Most landscape lighting is either 2700k or 3000k. Sometimes I've used 4,000k, but that's super rare.

@liquifiedart 3 года назад

@@aklighting8292 Thanks for the reply. I was doing 2700 outdoors and a layered approach inside. So I guess i'll stick with that.

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

Love to see the final results!

@zaloalvarez6947 2 года назад

Should i use daylight bulbs for outdoor?

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

2700k or 3000k are the best options. I would only go with a 4000k (daylight) if you have a white house.

@smallnuts2 2 года назад

Is there a light I could put in a cinderblock wall? My yard is small ( 15 ft wide by 50ft long) my dogs will probably run into them if on the ground.

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

Yes, you have a few options. email me at adamkeeler@aklighting.net and send me a couple pictures so I can give you a couple options.

@smallnuts2 2 года назад

@@aklighting8292 thank you. I will email you tomorrow.

@Terry11111 Год назад

You should have done one with good camera work vs bad camera work

@richiesun9676 3 года назад

So what you're saying is just light up everything, got it.

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

Hahaha, yes! Well not everything. Make sure there is contrast of light and dark, but put lights everywhere it makes sense.

@glizz2188 2 года назад

Hello I live in fortworth do you have a business website? Trying to get my house done

@jddeefo1022 2 года назад

Why do you show completly different views between the good amd the bad?

@lindaburniac6183 2 года назад

What about solar lights? Are they any good?

@erikc7201 Год назад

@BookTube0ne 2 года назад

I need lighting ideas to light my backyard without bothering neighbors

@zero450571 2 года назад

for a good comparison, you should have kept the camera angles consistent.

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

Agree! I tried my best. I think I'm going to by a camera stabilizer.

@nathaniel1069 Год назад

@@aklighting8292 He means as an experiment control. It’s hard to compare bad vs good lighting properly if you’re also messing with the camera viewpoint and different houses.

@erocs7535 Год назад

Has nothing to do with a camera stabilizer. You showed many still pictures at a distance of apparently bad lighting examples and tried to compare them with a few moving pictures of close-up supposed good lighting examples. 😂

@michaelfisher7835 3 года назад

For an unsophisticated moron like me, you probably should have pointed out why certain ones were good or bad. To me, even the ones you called bad, werent much different than the good, to my untrained eye.

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

Good to know. Thanks for the feedback. I'll make another video with an explanation.

@michaelfisher7835 3 года назад

@@aklighting8292 I bought some low voltage lightiing years ago, but never got around to installing it. Never could quite figure out the best place to put the lights that would highlite the house nicely. Thought it would be an easy chore to do, but found out it takes more thought than I anticipated. So the kit sits on a shelf in my basement. Still waiting to be used.

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

@@michaelfisher7835 I'd love to help you! I help people like you learn how to install your own lighting and feel comfortable enough to install them. Here's the link course.aklighting.net/diylandscapelightingcourse

@hixen9249 9 месяцев назад

Song?

@sabrinatuck229 10 месяцев назад

But no lighting fixtures pictured?? You cant define what is good and bad lighting without the recommendation on what fixtures

@chadkelley5523 3 года назад

How far do you generally place a spot light from the edge of the house?

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

I usually put a light about 15 inches from the house. From the edge of the house, probably about 24 inches.

@Jeter23 2 года назад

Songs ?

@susanmetz9892 Год назад

Great video, but it doesn’t really represent the homes and landscaping of average people. Most of don’t live in McMansions with professionally landscaped yards. My home is a split foyer that 2,200 square feet.

@wallacewimmer5191 2 года назад

👍

@stephanieee7547 2 года назад

It’s very important to light up your home at night. It makes it easier for delivery drivers to find your home as well as putting bold numbers on your home/mail box.

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

Agreed!

@stephanieee7547 2 года назад

@@aklighting8292 it’s so scary going up a steep pitch black street / drive way as it is. But at night it’s a lot more ominous and hard to find homes to deliver too that aren’t labeled or lit up correctly.

@blakedunaway7584 7 месяцев назад

I prefer the dim lights 😢

@resilientfarmsanddesignstu1702 2 года назад

I like your idea about lighting both the landscaping and the house but I still have some issues with your approach. Here is how we do lighting on our house. First, we rarely keep our lights on, though we have that option. I consider that to be narcissistic, a waste of energy and an unwanted source of light pollution. I use a programmable logic controller (PLC) that senses motion and light. So the lights come on automatically - but only as needed. Also, our lights are various colors, some warmer, some cooler various intensities, some brighter, some dimmer and they cast shadows so as to add and aid depth perception. We aim to have just the light that we need and no more light than that. We are not trying to land aircraft! While our lights are primarily functional, they fulfill that function in an aesthetically pleasing manner. For us, that sums up good lighting.

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

I agree with what you are saying. I think I need to add a disclaimer: I can't capture what the lights really look like on camera. The lights tend to seem brighter than they really are. Second disclaimer is: The longer I'm in this industry, the more I learn. I'm trying to show basics to lighting rather than a complex design. BTW Sounds like your house looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

@resilientfarmsanddesignstu1702 2 года назад

@@aklighting8292 No problems. We live off-grid in the middle of a National forest and our house, while quite nice, isn’t a mansion (as we don’t need or want one). There is however a “posh” subdivision close by, complete with golf course and some people who live there want to show off their large and expensive houses and they really light them up. I guess that’s why I have an aversion to excessive lighting! One of my MS degrees was in IT, so I know a bit about control systems. I find them to be very useful not only for lighting but also many other agricultural and household homestead uses. Well worth learning.

@aldovalenzuela6329 2 года назад

there are a lot of hot spots in the "good lighting" examples

@blazed85 2 года назад

Does this guy roam around in the middle of the night scoping out properies lol

@416pp Год назад

Legit all badly done lol even the good ones

@davidpierce5594 2 года назад

Some good examples, but also some not so good. More lighting does not equal "good" lighting. Some "good" examples here are over-lighted. Even and subtle lighting is the key. The screaming "look at me" lighting of a home is obnoxious. The "scalloped" effect of spotlighting can work against the architecture of the home. In that case, and very even wall wash is preferable - if the entire wall has to be lit. Lighting only the landscape is not "bad" lighting when it is done well and in relation to the home, particularily if the home has adequate wall mounted fixtures.

@aklighting8292 2 года назад

I understand what you're saying and completely agree. I've made this channel to help people who aren't professional lighting designers. This channel is made for people who are going to amazon or Home Depot to get their lights and install them poorly. I've also done lighting long enough that I know everyone has their own preference - I prefer more light on a home and I know not everyone likes subtle lighting.

@Alskasaur 4 месяца назад

All your ‘good lighting’ shots were taken at dusk, where there was more overall lighting and all your ‘bad lighting’ shots were taken when it was pitch black. This felt like a very biased video rather than informational.

@johnrobie9694 2 года назад

Makes no sense to show a picture of "bad lighting" from far away, and then video of "good lighting" up close.

@filmasart Год назад

You need to give consideration for how much of your lighting is too bright and pointed at the sky contributing to the increase in light pollution now that LEDs are so prevalent. GOOD lighting should be subtle and no hamfisted and should take into account the natural environment. Light like a cinematographer not a prison warden.

@carolynwallace8135 8 месяцев назад

Hi. Your bad lighting shows the entire house in one plain still picture which clearly gives us the opportunity to look over the placement, but when you go to the good light segment, you move around way too much! You focus more on placement vs the overall outcome. It's very distracting. And it would be very helpful to show a still of the bad & good side by side or one above & one below in one collage. Your good lighting has too much going on to appreciate & comprehend ... the music is also distracting...tone it down. Otherwise...great info!!

@milecuvalo 2 года назад

Sorry, but this is pointless. Your bad examples are shown from like 40 meters away, and your good ones from 2 meters away. And also, some people like to use LED lights for decorative purposes, not to just light up everything. And for that, some small light is just fine!

@FatalMusa Месяц назад

Your bad examples show the entire view of everything and good examples are always a walkthrough zoomed all the way in on individual lights. You need to compare the same views otherwise you're comparing apples to oranges.

@littlepurpleaeroplane8002 Год назад

This video is not helpful. You include good wide stills of the 'poor' lighting but when it comes to the 'good' lighting, it's poor, hand held video, way too close to be able to offer a like-for-like comparison. It looks like a poor attempt at self promotion.

@mannylucasny 3 года назад

What that fuck did I just waste my time on... 🤔

@CoalDustNorfolk 24 дня назад

ALL this kind of lighting is BAD!

@cato451 3 года назад

Disagree

@aklighting8292 3 года назад

Mind explaining? Love to hear your thoughts

@dorian_vlogs Год назад

Terrible examples of "good lighting".

@MiamiPrimo 2 года назад

A homeowner should light the house in a manner they feel looks best. Neither of these are good or bad. This is a cosmetic decision and up to the owner. You may be an authority on installation and maintenance. But esthetics are subjective. Each person should do what they like most. Not what Adam says. Don't become a light snob, be helpful and provide unbiased advice of what is popular, sustainable, and within the owner's budget. But don't tell them this or that is bad because of how it looks.

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