The photos 馃摳 are my entry to the #monomad contest from 
Greetings hivers.
Lighting schemes in photography have their origin and names in the way painters used light to construct their works. From there come classic styles such as Rembrandt lighting, inspired by Rembrandt; Caravaggio lighting, based on the strong contrasts of Caravaggio; or Vermeer lighting, softer and more natural, influenced by Johannes Vermeer.
These are schemes commonly used in photography, especially in portraiture, because they allow us to shape the face with intention and narrative.
The photos from the exercise I鈥檓 sharing today follow the Rembrandt scheme, using a single almost overhead light placed at an angle that fully illuminates one side of the face while leaving the other in shadow, revealing that characteristic triangle of light under the eye created by the shadow of the nose.
In low key, shadows enhance the dramatic character of the portrait and the result is truly powerful. In this case, I pushed the shadows to the extreme; usually they are softened with a fill or bounced light, but I prefer to take the drama almost to its limit.
In the end, it all comes down to how we choose to sculpt light: how much to reveal, how much to hide, and what emotion we want to leave suspended in the image.
I hope you like these portraits. I鈥檒l be reading you.
Saludos hivers.
Los esquemas de iluminaci贸n en fotograf铆a tienen su origen y nombre en la forma en que los pintores utilizaban la luz para construir sus obras. De ah铆 nacen estilos cl谩sicos como la iluminaci贸n Rembrandt, inspirada en Rembrandt; la iluminaci贸n Caravaggio, basada en los fuertes contrastes de Caravaggio; o la iluminaci贸n Vermeer, m谩s suave y natural, influenciada por Johannes Vermeer.
Son esquemas que se usan habitualmente en fotograf铆a, sobre todo en retratos, porque permiten moldear el rostro con intenci贸n y narrativa.
Las fotos del ejercicio que les comparto hoy son del esquema Rembrandt, trabajado con una sola luz casi cenital, colocada en un 谩ngulo donde ilumine totalmente una parte del rostro y deje en penumbras la otra, revelando ese tri谩ngulo de luz caracter铆stico que se forma bajo el ojo, creado por la sombra de la nariz.
En clave baja, las penumbras resaltan el car谩cter dram谩tico del retrato y el resultado es realmente potente. En este caso llev茅 las sombras al extremo; habitualmente se suaviza m谩s con una luz de relleno o rebotada, pero a m铆 me interesa empujar el drama casi hasta el l铆mite.
Al final, todo se resume en c贸mo decidimos esculpir la luz: cu谩nto mostrar, cu谩nto ocultar y qu茅 emoci贸n queremos dejar suspendida en la imagen.
Espero les gusten estos retratos. Los leo.
"All photos were taken by me 
Technical data: Nikon camera: Nikon D700 Nikon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G Translated by Deepl free version.7