I do commercial work sometimes in the dark, mainly during the winter months, but with wfp which is a different ball game to trad.
Anyone who does trad in the dark, especially with a pole in the dark, torch or no torch, cannot know how good a job they are doing.
Regardless, doing trad with a pole? From ground level you may think you are doing a fantastic job but the chances are, you are not.
There again, if the customer is happy with the job, and the money is right, that is all that matters.