Rembrandt lighting

Rembrandt lighting is a standard lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography and cinematography; it is also used in contrast with butterfly lighting^[1] It can be achieved using one light and a reflector,^[2] or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment. Rembrandt lighting is characterized by an illuminated triangle (also called "Rembrandt patch"^[1]) under the eye of the subject on the less illuminated side of the face. It is named for the Dutch painter Rembrandt, who occasionally used this type of lighting.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Joe, Hongmi; Seo, Kyoung Chin; Lee, Sang Wook (2005). "Interactive Rembrandt Lighting Design". In Ho, Yo-Sung; Kim, Hyoung Joong (eds.). Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 3767. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 339–349. doi:10.1007/11581772_30. ISBN 978-3-540-32130-9.
^ ^a ^b Keating, Patrick (2010). Hollywood lighting from the silent era to film noir. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-231-52020-1. OCLC 787844837.

[:0-1] Joe, Hongmi; Seo, Kyoung Chin; Lee, Sang Wook (2005). "Interactive Rembrandt Lighting Design". In Ho, Yo-Sung; Kim, Hyoung Joong (eds.). Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 3767. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 339–349. doi:10.1007/11581772_30. ISBN 978-3-540-32130-9.

[:1-2] Keating, Patrick (2010). Hollywood lighting from the silent era to film noir. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-231-52020-1. OCLC 787844837.

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