Learning Log #3 – Portrait Lighting 1

Short Lighting

Broad Lighting

Rembrandt Lighting

Loop Lighting

Split Lighting

This lesson is to use different portrait lighting for the subject. Each have their own different feel and look. Broad and short have a similar composition but different use of lighting. Broad focuses more light on the subjects face while Short uses less light on the face. Rembrandt and loop are similar but different. Loop is the edging of the shadow on the nose while Rembrandt creates a triangle lighting on the subjects cheek. And lastly, Split is using the lighting adjacent from the subject to make a slice on the center of the face, one side being lit while the other side is dark.

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