Exercise 2: Expressive Lighting

Part 1

"Jewish Merchant" By Rembrandt 

This painting by Rembrandt is a example of rembrandt expressive lighting. To me it look like the light is being cast onto the face by a light coming from the bottom left corner. This lighting set up would be easy to duplicate because of it simplicity, with one light shining from the bottom at about a 45 degree angle.

Part 2 

For this photo, taken on my Iphone 4s, I was trying to use more of a Rembrandt approach to lighting but I think it came out as a better example of Cameo lighting. Using a old lamp with a adjustable shade I put the lamp on my dinning room table and angled it at a 45 degree angle. Then used my moms nice red walls for a warm background, similar to the Rembrandt painting.