ALA Lighting Specialist Practice Exam 2025 – Complete Study Resource

The statement regarding shadowing foliage near a wall requires careful consideration of lighting placement. To effectively cast shadows of foliage against a wall, it is important to position the light source in a way that allows the light to strike the plants without illuminating them directly. This typically involves placing the lights in front of the foliage and directed toward the wall.

When lights are positioned between the plants and the wall, they will illuminate the plants directly, which does not create the desired shadow effect on the wall. Instead, to achieve shadowing, the light should originate from an angle that allows the leaves to block the light, casting their shadows against the surface of the wall.

Thus, the statement is false because it incorrectly suggests that positioning lights between the plants and the wall would produce shadows rather than illumination, thus failing to recognize the correct technique for achieving effective shadowing in landscape lighting design.