this is rembrandt light. rembrandt light has several defining characteristics:
1. the shadow from the tip of the nose extends down to the corner of the mouth
2. there is a triangle of light on the cheek that is farther from the light.
rembrandt light isn't flattering to everyone's face. it's not doing me many favors up there, that's for sure. i have deep set eyes, and in order for the light to get up under there, i almost have to be looking straight up at the light. but if i look up too far, i lose the nose shadow, and it's no longer a true rembrandt.
done correctly, the rembrandt setup lends weight and importance to the subject.... there's a lot of associations with nobility, since you're looking up into the light, and since it was nobility who were paying rembrandt's bills.
strobist info:
nikon d60 on a tripod. iso 200, 1/125th of a second f3.5
sb-28 at 1/2 power through beauty dish, about 5 feet above and to the left of the camera.
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