My interpretation on studio lighting

We took a total of 172 photos trying out different lighting methods, and setups. Here is the setup of the studio and our best photos

setup:

This was the basic setup we used for all the different lighting methods (chiaruscuro, rembrant, butterfly), we just changed the direction of light(s), camera angle and how the subject poses.

Chiaruscuro

Selection of best images:

This is a photo i took of Jonny. Its got a white backdrop, with a flash light and diffuser 45 degrees from the subjects face, while still being close to create a dramatic effect between light and dark (chiaruscuro). I make the highlights very dramatic and almost glow like with editing to replicate how old cameras took photos. Many famous movies implemented Chiaruscuro to create a more dramatic scene, so I used the same effect here. I made my subject look into the distance, not at the camera to increase emotional effect.

Here, I heavily relied on editing to create more emotion. With the editing you cannot see the subjects right eye, changing his smirk look, into a more sympathetic one. I used the black and white filter to make the contrast more dramatic as colour will not distract the image.

For this picture, I used the black curtains, a lightbox and flash light, and a secondary light that hits the back of his head. There is a clear line between dark and light here, going across the nose, lips, ext. The eyes have little life as we put the reflector further away from his face, giving him a sense of lifelessness.

Rembrandt

Selection of best images:

(left one is edited). The triangle is bellow the right side of their face. I edited it with bright and colourful settings and slightly more contrast (keeping the rule of thirds by placing his eyes along one of them.) I did this to oppose the dramatic effect created by a Rembrandt lighting method .