potraiture

The sun itself, as seen on earth and its'
relationship with mankind, has been the subject
of countless primitive recordings and works of
art since the beginning of recorded history,
and now in the form modern photographs.

Over the years, portrait photographers have given names
to various lighting patterns as they appear on the face of the
subject.

Some of theses lighting forms are named
for famous masters such as Rembrandt
because early photographic portraitists who
were artists by training, were influenced by
the work of the old masters and sought to
emulate their usage of light.

It became evident to theses pioneers of
photographic portraiture that these lighting
patterns would lend a valid likeness to their
photographs.