Described herein is a lighting system capable of responding to user input provided via proximity sensors (402, 502). In some embodiments, proximity sensors (402, 502) are communicatively coupled to a processor (404, 514) capable of receiving input from the sensors (110, 402, 502). The sensors (110, 402, 502) may be arranged in a row such that an object moving down the row proximate to the sensors (110, 402, 502) may trigger each sensor (110, 502, 504) sequentially. In some embodiments, the lighting system may alter a beam configuration or cycle between various lighting modes (904) in response to receiving input from the proximity sensors (402, 502). In some embodiments, the order in which the sensor (110, 502, 504) input is received may be used to determine which lighting mode (912) to cycle to.