In a flat ceilinged kitchen recessed lights would be located so the center of the beam is around the front edge of the counter and the light reaches to the back.
Postiion of lighting to stop shadows on wall.
In your case you ll want to make sure that the counter is lit and the light isn t coming from behind the person at the counter creating shadows.
Via justin brown primal video on youtube.
More light sources more shadows.
A myth about lighting and shadows is that you can make them go away using more light sources this isn t true.
Each light source creates one shadow per object.
If possible try to position your leds behind a lip in order to hide the led light source.
You can fill in shadows with an extra light source like the fill light a photographer might use.
By increasing the range of a light source you decrease its strength.
Be careful of the floor surface that the lights are going to fall on.
Straight on lighting is best especially if you have a window with natural light on your side to fill out your shadows.
In order to do this you d either have to use a bigger modifier to increase the size of the light source or move the source in closer.
The basics of shadows.
Try to get the shadows to go downward butterfly lighting and minimize the shadow that reaches the wall.
Change your lighting style position.
Diffuse the light minimize shadows by diffusing or spreading out the light.
There are two potential problems with this.
Diffuse light by using lighting umbrellas and reflectors or by placing a soft box around each of your lamps.
As the shadow edges become less visible and the overall shadow more blurry with softer light you could use softer light.