CLASS 8

LIGHTING
UNIT 2 : Chap No. 6: INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING
The story began
when the flame, the
source of light, was
separated from fire!
PHILOSOPHICALLY;
WHAT DOES LIGHT
MEAN TO YOU?
Light is
NEED
Light is
COLOURFUL
Light is
MOVEMENT
Light is
ACTION
Light is
DRAMA
Light is Play
Light is Happiness
Light is Mystery
Light is
Hope
Light is Life !
Light is
DIVINE
Light is
PRAYER
Light is
CELEBRATION
INDEX
•Introduction to Lighting
•Purpose of good lighting
•Terminologies
•Quality of Light
•Quantity of light
•Necessity of artificial lighting
•Combination of day light and artificial lighting
What
is
LIGHT ?
What
is
LIGHT ?
The natural agent
that stimulates sight
and makes things
visible.
No single answer to the question
“What is light?”
satisfies the many contexts in which light is
experienced, explored, and exploited.

The physicist is interested in the physical

properties of light, the artist in
an aesthetic appreciation of the visual world.

Through the sense of sight, light is a primary tool

for perceiving the world and communicating
within it.
English scientist Isaac Newton thought light was made of little
particles (he called them corpuscles) emitted by hot objects (such as
the sun or fire), while his contemporary, the Dutch physicist Christian
Huygens, thought light was a kind of wave vibrating up and down as it
moved forward.

Light is: an electric field tied up with a magnetic field, flying

through space.

You can think of the two fields as dance partners, wrapped up in an

eternal embrace. To keep self-generating, both electric and magnetic
components need to stay in step. It takes two to tango.

Visible light is a very thin slice of the electromagnetic spectrum,

from wavelengths of about 400 to 700-nanometre

Short end, high-energy gamma rays

Long end, low-energy radiowaves
Light is defined as the electromagnetic radiation with
wavelengths between 380 and 750 nm which is visible to the
human eye.

Electromagnetic radiation, such as light, is generated by

changes in movement (vibration) of electrically charged
particles, such as parts of ‘heated’ molecules, or electrons in
atoms (both processes play a role in the glowing filament
of incandescent lamps, whereas the latter occurs
in fluorescent lamps).

Electromagnetic radiation extends from γ rays and X-rays

through to radio waves and to the long radio waves.

This is often referred to as ‘the electromagnetic spectrum’ .

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
SPECTRUM TURNS SPECTACULAR
IT ALL STARTS HERE !
Radiometry
V/s
Photometry
The Human eye and the Perception
PROPERTIES OF LIGHT
•REFLECTION •Light travels very fast
•REFRACTION •Light travels in straight lines
•DIFFRACTION •Light has a dual nature
•INTERFERENCE •Light can vary in intensity
•POLARIZATION •Light interacts with matter
•TIR •Light is comprised of many colors
•SCATTERING •Light carries energy and
•DISPERSION information
•TRANSMISSION
Good lighting helps us –
•Perceive space better
•Add function to a space
•Perceive colors
•Conserve Energy
•Enhance textures and materials
•Avoid accidents
•Provides a sense of security
•Eliminates fear
•Improve health
•Focus attention
Terms and units
•Luminous flux
•Luminous efficacy
•Quantity of light
•Luminous intensity
•Illuminance
•Luminance
Types of Light Sources
Thank you