Hi there,

Todays shoot was done in the style of Rembrandt lighting. Every photographer knows Rembrandt lighting. Its signature is the white triangle that is created under the eye. I thought I might create backdrop in my office befitting that style of light.

*The white triangle gets smaller when Oisin turns his head towards the camera.*

I used an old grey dappled backdrop that looks horrendous on its own. Yet, when you add some light to it, it can work out really well. In this instance, I placed a speedlite on the ground behind the backdrop at 180 degrees with a bounce reflector. I had a deep orange gel on for Oisin and a light blue gel on for Saoirse’s images. I tried pointing the light directly at the canvas backdrop but that highlighted the seams so bouncing the light worked better.

The Main light was the beauty dish with a honeycomb with a soft white sheet over it, to soften the light.

I didn’t use any reflectors on the other side, though I could have to soften or harden the shadows.

*Here is an image showing how little space is needed to shoot this look.*