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Nude, B&W, Rembrandt Lighting
Dec 27, 2017 18:44:06 #
Dec 27, 2017 19:57:16 #
Subdued lighting from the left or right, providing shadow lines, low key. Here's a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTYrVEZh-kc
The Slanted Lens is an excellent source for studio lighting tips.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTYrVEZh-kc
The Slanted Lens is an excellent source for studio lighting tips.
Dec 27, 2017 21:57:56 #
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Dec 28, 2017 03:50:55 #
Robeng
Loc: California
MontanaTrace wrote:
Looking for some ideas. Especially interested in Rembrandt Lighting.
Why Rembrandt lighting?
Dec 28, 2017 06:30:04 #
Dec 28, 2017 08:27:16 #
Dec 28, 2017 10:40:58 #
Rembrandt lit real strong from the 10:00 or 2:00 position. Not much fill light either.
Attached painting of his son is not his most typical but I thought I would show it as I took my avatar from it.
Attached painting of his son is not his most typical but I thought I would show it as I took my avatar from it.
Fat Gregory wrote:
Is there an image?
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Dec 28, 2017 11:08:12 #
Back in Rembrandt's day, no electricity for lighting. For that matter, no cameras. Artists had to use natural lighting. Rembrandt would pose his subjects near a window or a doorway. Light or absence of, would create shadows. I have a model that agrees, this is how she would like to be photographed. My question was seeking existing photos that used this style of lighting. I'm looking for some poses. I have many but would enjoy considering others. The model is striking. It's a one time only opportunity. Her shyness won't allow a second session. Note: these photos are stock samples, not mine.
Dec 28, 2017 11:50:43 #
MontanaTrace wrote:
Won't open.
Delete the "s" in https. UHH has problems with this occasionally. Or, just goto YouTube, find The Slanted Lens and search (in channel) for Rembrandt.
Dec 28, 2017 12:27:15 #
One thing I have noticed about Rembrandt is that he almost always used broad lighting for faces as opposed to short lighting. Compare your example of the black and white face with the Rembrandt face I posted. I prefer short lighting to broad lighting myself. By the way there were camera lucidas back then. Whether Rembrandt used one we don't know but Vermeer sure did.
MontanaTrace wrote:
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Dec 28, 2017 13:02:37 #
Fotoartist wrote:
One thing I have noticed about Rembrandt is that he almost always used broad lighting for faces as opposed to short lighting. Compare your example of the black and white face with the Rembrandt face I posted. I prefer short lighting to broad lighting myself. By the way there were camera lucidas back then. Whether Rembrandt used one we don't know but Vermeer sure did.
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You have peeked my curiosity. Camera lucida and camera obscura. Made for good reading. It appears several artists of the past, used optical/mechanical assistance. While earning a degree in instructional media, in college I often "created" wonderful felt tip on canvas "originals" for my friends' birthday cards, with an opaque projector. "You made that?!" Shhh. Not everyone needs to know the truth.
Recently, I've discovered how much I like single source lighting and more, the use of lesser gradients.
Anyway, I intend to shoot my friend in black and white, soft and with single source full spectrum lighting, while she poses near a doorway or window, on a cloudy day. What color there is, will go to black and white.
Thank you for your excellent comment. You opened up a new understanding.
Looking for pose suggestions.
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Dec 28, 2017 14:26:45 #
Let me understand, this isn't a photographic thing, but she agreed to pose once, nude, with Rembrandt lighting?
Dec 28, 2017 15:28:05 #
Of course it's a photographic thing. See photos above. When considering photography, she likes B&W. I showed her samples of "Rembrandt Lighting." She likes it. https://macphun.com/blog/rembrandt-lighting-in-photography
Dec 28, 2017 15:55:07 #
I've never thought of how Rembrandt lighting would apply to the figure as a whole. Closest I've got.
MontanaTrace wrote:
Of course it's a photographic thing. See photos above. When considering photography, she likes B&W. I showed her samples of "Rembrandt Lighting." She likes it. https://macphun.com/blog/rembrandt-lighting-in-photography
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