Portrait lighting styles article...

[knightly]

Nice little resources with different setups... found this on a google search for "tenebrism", "chiaroscuro", "short lighting" and "loop lighting" ... exciting night

http://www.mac-on-campus.com/LearningCenter/ArticlesandBookExcerpts/15755.aspx

 

[knightly]

and this one...

http://www.portraitlighting.net/patternsb.htm

 

[knightly]

and ratios... great search night! http://www.portraitlighting.net/fill_lightingb.htm

 

[knightly]

Here's a video on them to get a sense of these setups in real space... http://photo-help.com/blogs/photo-p...-short-closed-loop-rembrandt-butterfly-light/

 

[chilipie]

Great resources, thanks knightly!