Hatchet/Side lighting is a technique which creates a shadowed side of the subjects face; using this technique is an excellent way of emphasizing texture and defining depth. This can be obtained by using a light to illuminate one side of the subjects face, while the other side remains dark.
Rembrandt
Named after the Dutch painter, Rembrandt is a lighting technique that produces an illuminated triangle under the eye of the subject on the shadow side of their face. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector or two lights.
Glamour/Butterfly lighting
Glamour or butterfly is a style of lighting that creates a shadow under the subjects nose which looks like a "butterfly". It is created with the use of one light source behind the camera and above eye or head level of the subject.
Portrait studio lighting tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNA5-FMhBYo
For all the lighting scenarios, I plan to keep the background just white so emphasize can remain on the subjects and the lighting styles. I would like to try using different types of costumes, like recreating outfits from different decades. Also, I want to try using all sorts of different props in my images. I am not concerned about whether or not my subjects wear make-up, just so long as the lighting situations create interesting images.
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