Rembrandt Lighting
Rembrandt Portrait Lighting – Rembrandt lighting is a name given to the lighting effect that the old master used to use for the lighting effects in many of his paintings. It’s basically short lighting where the shadow from the nose connects with the shadow on the side of the face, thus creating a triangle of light on the short side of the face. If the nose shadow does not connect with the cheek shadow, it’s not considered to be Rembrandt lighting, just short lighting.
When Will This HDR Fad End?
Personally I love the look of HDR images, the photographs look more like paintings than photographs, however there are times when they are not suitable, but that's for another time. I would argue that they are no different to loading say Velvia 50 into your camera and getting a different look to the average consumer colour film. Finally what could be more abstract than Black & White which is universally accepted in the world of photography?
Photographers rights: When, where and what can I shoot?
This is an interesting article on what the rules are on what you can and can't photograph. With some links to case studies and videos and model release documents.
Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Sometimes looking for something original to photograph prevents us from photographing altogether. The following is a excerpt from the book, "The Mind's Eye" by HCB (1976)...
"...as far as I am concerned, taking photographs is a means of understanding which can not be separated from other means of visual expression. It is a way of shouting, of freeing oneself, not of proving or asserting one's originality. It is a way of life".
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