One of the lighting techniques we were going to practice using is Rembrandt lighting, this type of lighting is uses hard lighting to cast half of a subjects facial features in shadow to provide stark contrast between the light and dark, with a small triangle of light under the subjects eye as a highlight on the un-illuminated side of the subjects face. This technique was named after the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, whose paintings often showed this use of light.
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| A Rembrandt portrait |
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| Rembrandt lighting |
These images show how rembrandt lighting can be used to create contrast between the light and dark areas on a subjects face, and how the small triangle of light highlights the un-illuminated side.
In order to use the rembrandt lighting technique, the setup of the equipment used is important. First of all the camera must be setup to face straight forward, the key light must be placed at a 40-45 degree angle to the subject and the lights height must be 1-2 ft higher than the subjects head, the subject must then be faced at a 30 degree angle towards the space between the camera and the light source, a fill light such as a reflector must also be used and that should be at a 40-45 degree angle on the opposite side of the key light. All of this preparation was required in the initial setup of our equipment before we could start filming, so it was essential that we placed the key light and camera at the correct height and angles.
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| Diagram of Rembrandt Lighting setup |
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