Rembrandt Lighting

Rembrandt lighting is a used for studio lighting with the use of one light and a reflector. The key or main light is set up high, to one side and at the front while the reflector is placed at the front, on the other side, and at half height. This type of lighting is used to highlight the subjects face and create a flattering image.

Studio Portrait Research

Richard Avedon perfected the art of the studio lights capturing lines and character of the model. He captures shading on the subjects face without making the light look too harsh

Portrait GIFS

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Steven Humpleby

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Writing with Light

Rineke Dijkstra

Rineke's process of shooting these images seem to be simply taking simple portraits of people on the beach. They all are just standing still facing the camera straight on.  These types of photographed is very simple. I like how she uses different types of beaches as backgrounds creating diversity but keeping it a constant series. I believe she is taking these images this way to focus on the human in the image, there is very little to distract from and when at a beach women do not have makeup on so here you see people for them. The main purpose in these photos are to simply show people for who they are, nothing to distract or cover.