Learning about principles of photography can help you to understand different ways to add depth and interest to your land scape lighting projects.

 and backlighting naturally occur in nature. Photographers take advantage of natural light and shadows as well as artificial light. You will be using artificial light in your landscape lighting projects but the principles are the same.

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olor! Warm, vibrant, lustrous and luscious colour. Nature is just full of it. Shape, depth, dimension, texture ... nature is chock full of that too. The sun, moon and stars do a wonderful job of highlighting nature's treasures in the environment. But what about around our home? What can we do to brighten, heighten, and extend the usefulness of our outdoor living spaces?