I worked in the lighting industry for several decades in the commercial and industrial markets, office, warehouse, retail, hospitals, museums, roadways, airports, factories, etc.
Color of the lighting is important if you want a proper rendering of the item being produced to match the real world.
Lamps and LED's are usually available in different Kelvin colors (Soft White, Bright White, Cool White, Daylight) and color rendering efficiencies 70%, 80% 90%
Depending on the task being preformed the IES Illumination Engineering Society has a minimum level of Foot Candles or Lumens recommended for various activities.
If you spend 8 hours or more under artificial lighting you want the quality of the illuminated area to be comfortable to work under.
A poorly designed lighting system can cause headaches and eye fatigue if you ignore basic lighting design fundamentals.
An exposed direct light source can be an irritant to your eyes throughout the day.
Modern LED's can be very bright and if not diffused by a lens or reflected by the fixture these intense light sources can cause eye strain.
There is quality and quantity, what you want is an evenly illuminated work space with indirect or diffused light sources.
Cheaper fixtures use a reflector or the design of the fixture cuts off exposure to the bare light source.
A bright task light can be positioned to illuminate a work space where you don't look directly at the light source.
If you install a large number or intense luminaires on the ceiling no matter where you stand in the work space you have the glare of these LED's hitting your eyes from various directions. A luminaire with a reflector can cut down on some of this glare, a luminaire with a lens will diffuse the light and spread it evenly in the work space.
Reflective colored walls, ceilings and floors can help spread the illumination in a work space. Unpainted surfaces tend to absorb the light and lowers the illumination levels.
Better quality lighting usually means more fixtures putting out a comfortable amount of light for the area the fixture is designed to illuminate.
I could install a 1500watt HID fixture in the middle of your shop and call it good and save you lots of money. That would be horrible.
Smaller wattage fixtures mounted end to end down the length of your work space would provide even lighting and reduce wiring in between the fixtures.
Depending on the RCR Room Cavity Ratio of the work space, this determines the optimum row spacing and the wattage of fixtures needed to achieve the foot candles desired.
You can always switch every other light fixture to have a low light level or high light level depending on the tasks being performed.
They also make dimmable lighting systems which can be adjusted to any level you desire.
I have occupancy sensors installed on a number of my luminaires which turn on automatically when i enter the room or work space and shut off automatically when no activity is observed in the room or work space. These are great if you have children in your home, the lights go out when no-one is in the room.