wolfman

My first try at Rembrandt lighting. I used a 47" Octabox at 45 degrees, and a silver reflector at the same angle.
C&C welcome.
Thanks in advance.

Bob

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Bobby Deal Loc: Loveland Colorado

You need to turn the models nose another 5 degrees to the key light and feather the softbox in a little more to the center so that only the outer edge of the light is striking the subject directly. You need to extend the nose shadow so that it can connect with the cheek shadow. What you have right now is called open loop lighting.

Also instead of a reflector I would use a second light for fill. I would place it behind you and slightly left of camera axis and set it to be 2 stops under the key light.

If you are using speedlights then this is hard to see as you are shooting but if using mono lights then dim the lights in the camera room and turn on the modeling lights. then turn the model's head until you see the shadows connect and the triangle of light show on the cheek. Rembrandt light is a delicate balance of position between light, subject and camera position. A change of 1 inch in any of those factors can make or break the shot.

wolfman

Thanks Bobby. I am using a mono light with the modeling light.
I will try that next time I can get my wife to pose for me. At this time I only have one light to work with, so I'll have to make the best of it for now.
I enjoy looking at your post's as your photos are top notch.

Bob

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

Nice shot, Bob, it does a good job of revealing who she is. And, thanks for the post as I learned something from Bobby's comments on Rembrandt lighting.

Bobbee

Downloaded and was fooling around.

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wolfman

Please read the rules of this forum:
Please do not edit and re-upload other people's pictures without their explicit permission. In other words, you may not open someone's topic, download an image, edit it (that includes
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Next time ask the OP before "fooling around".

wolfman

Thank you. I found a good video on intermediate portraiture lighting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWhi4I20s10

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

Thanks for the link, I'm looking forward to checking it out.

Bobbee

your welcome