Photography Techniques

Rembrandt lighting

Is a technique where there are is one light and a reflector and it creates shadows under the eyes and on the side of the face.
I would use this technique because this is the way that Avedon sometimes photogrpahed   

Posed Portraits

My portrait is posed because that is the way that Avedon posed his subjects












Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is where the photograph is divided into nine parts, where the lines cross are power points where it is good to place the subject