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Dean Lapinel · 09-17-2007, 01:35 PM

The lighting is appeciated back then as it is now because it is natural to the eye and depending on the amount of ambient relected light on the shadow side, can be mysterious.

Most of my portraits use this form of lighting and about 25% of my studio photography shots use this approach.

I like hard light as often used by Rembrandt because the features develop more character and the eye fills in the rest.

09-17-2007, 01:35 PM	#9
Dean Lapinel Associate Member Joined: Nov 2001 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 20	Very simply ... The lighting is appeciated back then as it is now because it is natural to the eye and depending on the amount of ambient relected light on the shadow side, can be mysterious. Most of my portraits use this form of lighting and about 25% of my studio photography shots use this approach. I like hard light as often used by Rembrandt because the features develop more character and the eye fills in the rest. __________________ Dean Lapinel www.lapinelarts.com Last edited by Dean Lapinel; 09-17-2007 at 01:44 PM.