lighting
Room illumination system
Lighting is the arrangement or effect of light in a space, photograph, or scene.
Stage lighting shapes mood and directs attention; the lighting in that restaurant is too dim to read the menu.
The term covers both the fixtures themselves and the quality of illumination they produce.
Good lighting can transform a room; bad lighting makes everyone look exhausted.
Decorative suspended light fixture
- sconceMounted light fixture
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- lampElectric light fixture
- lanternEnclosed portable light
bulb · LED · fluorescent · incandescent · halogen · track · recessed · floodlight
Energy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- wattageElectrical output measure
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
solar · consumption · kilowatt-hour · voltage · circuit · ballast · transformer · photovoltaic
Strength or force level
- lumensMeasure of visible light
- candelaLuminous intensity unit
- luminanceLight per unit area
- dimmerLight intensity regulator
wattage · output · brilliance · radiance · glare · dazzle · lux · adjustable
Concentrated illumination source
- goboLight-blocking studio screen
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- dimmerLight intensity regulator
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
followspot · ellipsoidal · cue · blackout · keylight · backlight · sidelight · wash
Brief burst of light
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- softboxStudio light diffusion enclosure
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- reflectorLight-redirecting surface
diffuser · continuous · modifier · bounce · catchlight · butterfly · exposure · sync
Yielding to touch
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- indirectNot straight or immediate
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- fillMake something full
glow · uniform · subtle · gentle · surrounding · enveloping · wash · general
chandelier
Decorative suspended light fixture
lantern · bulb · LED · fluorescent · incandescent · halogen · track · recessed · floodlight · spotlight
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- wattageElectrical output measure
- efficiencyProductive without waste
LED · solar · consumption · kilowatt-hour · voltage · circuit · ballast · transformer · photovoltaic · battery
intensity
Strength or force level
dimmer · wattage · output · brilliance · radiance · glare · dazzle · lux · adjustable · variable
spotlight
Concentrated illumination source
rigging · followspot · ellipsoidal · cue · blackout · keylight · backlight · sidelight · wash · truss
flash
Brief burst of light
reflector · diffuser · continuous · modifier · bounce · catchlight · butterfly · exposure · sync · trigger
soft
Yielding to touch
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- indirectNot straight or immediate
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
fill · glow · uniform · subtle · gentle · surrounding · enveloping · wash · general · overhead
atmospheric
Of the air above
dim · warm · candlelit · dramatic · eerie · mysterious · serene · relaxing · moody · sultry
- home goodsfurniture, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room
- Film Productiondirector, producer, editor, cameraman, crew
- Filmmakingcamera, film director, camcorder, directing, script
- interior designdecor, furniture, color schemes, color scheme, floor plans
- Theater & Filmacting, drama, stage, screen, actors
- theater termsplay, actors, stage play, limelight, directing
lightingnatural light
Illumination from the sun
daylight · sunlight · ambient light · moonlight · starlight
- strobe lightingRapid intermittent bright flashes
- lighting upCausing to illuminate
- mood lightingIllumination creating emotional atmosphere
- lighting candlesIgniting wax wicks
- soft lightingDiffused, low-intensity illumination
- fluorescent lightingElectric lamps using gas discharge