Rembrandt Lighting Prompt: Exact Wording and Example Frame

In the Lookbook this card is called Triangle Key Light.

Triangle Key Light example: a portrait of a man lit from high to one side, a small triangle of light on his shadow cheek
Example frame made with this look. Scene: a portrait of a man lit from high to one side, a small triangle of light on his shadow cheek.

What it is

Key light high and 45 degrees to one side, so the shadow side of the face keeps a small triangle of light under the eye.

What it says: Gravity, a portrait with weight.

The prompt

Paste it into an image or video prompt as is, then add your own subject.

Prompt

portrait key light high and 45 degrees to the side, a small triangle of light on the shadow cheek under the eye, little or no fill, dark background

Lens: 85mm.

Not this

Not split light: the shadow cheek must keep its triangle of light.

Other names

Triangle Key Light, triangle of light, 45 degree key, old-master portrait light

Pairs with

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Build a full look around it

The Lookbook deals the camera, light, film look, palette and music that go with this card, and writes one prompt for the whole set.

Open Triangle Key Light in the Lookbook