Basic Portrait Positions

Rembrandt Lighting:

• It is one of the most basic light setups and uses just one light source. 
• One half of the subjects face will be fully illuminated while the other half that is further away from the camera is in partial shadow. There is usually a triangle shaped shadow under the eye that is on the shadow side.
• Named after the Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon in the 17th-century. 
• One light is placed about 5 feet from the subject at a 45 degree angle and set to the side of the camera about 2 feet above their eye level and angled down. Then position the model facing the light.

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  https://improvephotography.com/19250/rembrandt-lighting-awesome/
 
Split Lighting:

•  Half of the subjects face is lit and the other half is in the dark, evenly divided.
• The light source is placed about 90 degrees off the model, and a little higher than eye level.
• Produces a drama like portrait.

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Broad Lighting:

• It is the opposite of short lighting. The side of the model that is in the most light is the side that turns toward the camera.
• The side of the face that is toward the camera is the side that gets less light than the side facing away from the camera.
• Tends to make the face look thin.

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Short Lighting:

• The main light illuminates the side of the face that is turned away from the camera.
• Lets light fall on the narrow side of the face leaving a shadow on the broad side of the the face, facing the camera.

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Butterfly Lighting:

• Also known as Paramount Lighting.
• Became the pattern for the Hollywood photographers of the 1930s.
• One of the oldest lighting techniques.
• Named for the butterfly-shaped shadow that is formed under the subjects nose.
• Produced by placing the light above the face (25-70 degrees) and in line with the direction in which the face is pointing.

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Loop Lighting: 

• Named for the loop-shaped shadow that is created under the nose.
• Lights most of the face while giving it a sense of depth.
• It is produced by placing the light source above the face (20-50 degrees) and either to the right or to the left of the direction in which the face is pointing (20-50 degrees).  

http://tubularinsights.com/three-point-lighting-technique/

                                  
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Three-Point Lighting:

• Usually used in shooting videos.
• Consists of three lights: key light, fill light, and back light.
• Key Light: brings light directly to the subject and should be placed off to the side.
• Fill Light: fills the dark side of your your subject.
• Back Light: also known as Rim light. Place the light behind your subject pointed at the back of the neck and high enough to be out of the frame.

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Silhouette Lighting:

• It is the outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background.
• The lighting in the background has to be lighter than the object itself.
• Lit from behind.

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http://www.portraitlighting.net/patternsb.htm

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Model: Julianna