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LEFT—This is an interesting lighting scheme created by Tibor Imely. The bride is backlit, as if she were being posed in profile. There is very little
fill light, which keeps the lighting ratio high, however there is good detail in the dress and in her neck area. This is caused by the soft nature of the
overhead backlight. A background light can be seen illuminating the area behind the bride and a kicker is used from the opposite side and behind
the bride to illuminate the veil. RIGHT—Mauricio Donelli created this beautiful formal by stretching the veil out as a foreground scrim to
both shoot through and to soften the lighting on her face. He used a softbox close to the bride and directly in front of her for an elegant wraparound
light. He used no fill light. Donelli often travels on location to weddings outfitted with portable studio strobe for just these occasions.
shadowed cheek of the subject. It takes its name from the
famous Dutch painter who used window light to illuminate
his subjects. This lighting is dramatic and more often
used with masculine subjects. Rembrandt lighting is often
used with a weak fill light to accentuate the shadow-side
highlight.
The main light is moved lower and farther to the side
than in loop and Paramount lighting. In fact, the main
light almost comes from the subject’s side, depending on
how far his or her head is turned away from the camera.
The fill light is used in the same manner as it is for loop
lighting. The hair light, however, is often used a little
closer to the subject for more brilliant highlights in the
hair. The background light is in the standard position.
With Rembrandt lighting, kickers are often used to delineate
the sides of the face and/or dark clothing. As with
all front-facing lights, avoid shining them directly into the
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lens. The best way to check is to place your hand between
the subject and the camera on the axis of the kicker. If your
hand casts a shadow on the lens, then the kicker is shining
directly into the lens and should be adjusted.
Split Lighting. Split lighting is when the main light illuminates
only half the face. It is an ideal slimming light.
It can also be used with a weak fill to hide facial irregularities.
Split lighting can also be used with no fill light for
dramatic effect.
In split lighting, the main light is moved farther to the
side of the subject and lower. In some cases, the main light
may be slightly behind the subject, depending on how far
the subject is turned from the camera. The fill light, hair
light, and background light are used normally for split
lighting.
Profile or Rim Lighting. Profile or rim lighting is
used when the subject’s head is turned 90 degrees away