Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a 17th century painter from the Netherlands.
Paintings and painters are always being turned to for inspiration in photography. Photographers often turn to Rembrandt due his masterful use of light and shadow. A style he often used in portraits depicts a triangle of light on the subjects cheek surround by shadows on the cheek and cast from the nose.
The lighting style is dramatic yet flattering on most people and is very simple to pull off.
It seemingly emphasises the shape and form of a person's features without highlighting flaws and blemishes
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