rembrandt lighting |
why do you use Rembrandt lighting?
makes the face look natural and compelling at the same time where do you hold the light? hold to one side of the face at 45 degree angle and watch shadow |
loop lighting |
why do you use it?
falters most faces/elongates face. used on most faces how do you use it? hold it to the side of the face so you have a loop shadow under the nose. |
split lighting |
why do you use split lighting?
to show a lot of drama; mostly used on a males face because men can have bigger noses (makes it slimmer) how do you use split lighting? hold it to one side so one side of face is dark and the other is light |
butterfly lighting |
why do you use butterfly lighting?
makes features pop how do you use butterfly lighting? light is in front and above and cast shadows of nose, mouth, chin, and cheekbones |
rim lighting |
- rim/profile lighting
why do you use rim lighting? to highlight rim of subject, enhances texture how do you use rim lighting? rim- light is behind subject and creates glowing affect profile- get light to bounce off their face |