Lighting Techniques

Today we learnt about 4 different Lighting Techniques:
Split, Loop, Rembrandt and Hollywood, below I have given an example of each and a quick recap.  

Hollywood Lighting 

 

Hollywood Lighting is when you place the Light source directly in front of the subject, at a high angle. This lighting technique creates a little shadow under the nose and a reflector is used underneath to fill in the shadows. 

 Loop Lighting 

Loop Lighting is when the lighting source is again at a high angle but instead of being at front on it is placed to the right of the subject and creates a shadow to the side of the nose and face which gives a slimming effect. 

 Rembrandt Lighting

Rembrandt Lighting is from a higher angle then Loop Lighting and a bit more to the right of the subject, but you must be careful that you don't lose the lighting in the eyes. This lighting creates shadow on one side of the face and create a triangle on the cheek.  

 Split Lighting 

Slit Lighting is when the light source is directly adjacent to the subject and lights half of the face. Also the height of the lighting source is lower then the other techniques. A reflector has been used to soften the darker side of the face.