It has been a rainy & cold day here in Atlanta. I decided to still break out the Mark and still shoot some just for practice and fun (of course ;)). I love really dramatic light and always see these great portraits with side lighting, more descriptively Rembrandt lighting so I thought trying it out would be a great rainy day project. My precious girl, Marley, was my subject and all it took was 2 hershey kisses to get 10 minutes of window time. Not too shabby.
Love practicing new things and learning so much, I think I’ll start a learning challenge series. Consider this my first entry: Side Lighting. You should definitely try it, even if you don’t have a subject (i.e. kids) to practice with, you can always be your own subject. Afterall, Rembrandt himself was one of his favorite subjects. 😀
Specs: Canon 5D Mark iii, 35mm
Subject placed about 2 ft from light source. Play around with your subject and focal point. The closer to the light source the more dramatic the highlights and shadows will be.
Brandi Sisson 