June 17th, 2008, Shrewsbury, MA: On June 15th my wife Tripti and I, with our friends - Jeroen and Margaretha - went to the Worcester Art Museum. It's a nice museum and the best thing is that it is small and not crowded at all. While looking at some Dutch paintings I came across this painting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn which reminded me of learning about Rembrandt Lighting at school. It was so evident in the painting the triangle of light under one eye formed by the light falling on the nose at an angle.
Rembrandt lighting in photography is a lighting technique that is sometimes used in studio portraiture. The key in Rembrandt lighting is creating the triangle or diamond shape of light underneath the eye. One side of the face is lit well from the main light source while the other side of the face uses the interaction of shadows and light, also known as chiaroscuro, to create this geometric form on the face. The triangle should be no longer than the nose and no wider than the eye. Rembrandt lighting is a combination of short and butterfly lighting-- and as such it is actually the eye closest to the camera (on the broad side of the face) that should have the triangle of light. The narrow side is illuminated. This technique may be achieved subtly or very dramatically by altering the distance between subject and lights and relative strengths of main and fill lights. It is a common photography technique.
Dutch Art Painting, Jeroen, Margaretha, Rahul, Rembrandt Lighting, Tripti, Worcester Art Museum, Indian, Wedding, Photographer, Worcester, Massachusetts
Source: Wikipedia
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