Rembrandt lighting

A method of lighting employed in studio portraiture that was given its name after the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), who utilized it frequently. It is a technique that involves lighting one side of the face in such a way that it produces a triangle of light on the other cheek. It is occasionally necessary to employ a reflector in order to bounce light onto the side of the face that is under shadow.
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