The 4 standard positions of light are rembrandt lighting, hollywood lighting , butterfly lighting and side lighting. We experimented with these set ups to see what we could achieve.
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| ISO - 100, f5.6, 1/100 |
This photo was taken with rembrandt lighting and a reflector. You can recognise rembrandt lighting because of the small triangle of light amongst the shadow beneath the right eye. Adding the reflector lessons the shadows. I like the dark grey background in this photo because it suits the look of the model, she's dressed quite dark so an overly bright background wouldn't look right. I like the lighting because it doesn't make the model look too bright or too dark, it's kind of in the middle.
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| ISO - 100, f5.6, 1/100 |
This photo was done with hollywood lighting and the gold side of a reflector disk. This type of lighting without a reflector would create alot of deep shadows which was very common in old photos of actors because they loved the contrast between dark and light upon the face. This light wouldn't be good for someone with a big nose because it highlights the nose incredibly. I like this type of lighting because i'm a fan of deep shadowing because it gives a photo lots of tone which is always better to look at than a bland, soft, untonal image because it gives it some focus rather than the eye running about all over the place looking for somewhere to settle.
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| ISO - 100, f8, 1/100 |
This photo was taken with side lighting. The clue is in the name, the light is placed on the side of the model which gives a strong contrast on the shadowing side. This lighting to me is best used when wanting to create mystery or horror because it hides half of the persons identity. I do like the huge contrast because it's like a distraction from everything else in the photo. I think this photo is a very nice image, the dark background, dark lighting and dark clothes the model is wearing create a gloomy atmosphere and remind me of a sort of interrogation scene, as though the model is being interrogated or questioned. I think that any photo that would have a different narrative to different people is always successful because it means it's reached out and made different people think about different things. I think with the model slightly off center it gives the image a sense of imperfection which suits the story of interrogation. I like how each side of the background contrasts with it's side of the model, the dark left side of the background contrasts with the pale left side of the models face and the slightly lighter right side of the background contrasts with the very deep, dark side of the models face. The contrasting background with the model ensures the model stands out.
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| ISO - 100, f8, 1/100 |
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| ISO - 100, f6.3, 1/100 |
These two photos were taken with butterfly lighting, called this for the supposed butterfly shape created below the models nose. This light is often used with a beauty dish to capture a very flattering image, often used for beauty shots like promoting jewelry or make-up. With this lighting, if the model looks upwards then it gets rid of the darkness under the eyes.
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