What makes this example 'Rembrandt' is the small triangle beneath one of the subject's eyes and one side of the subject's facial contours being shadowed by the lack of lighting on one side.
Rembrandt lighting is a lighting technique in which a key light and a reflector is used, or in some cases, two lights are used. Below is a diagram showing a simple set-up used to achieve Rembrandt lighting:
(diagram courtesy of photoblog.com)
In the example above, the key light is facing the subject's face and there is a reflector to the other side of the subject. Whilst trying to achieve my example, it was a case of trial and error to find out whereabouts I needed to locate the key light and the reflector to achieve Rembrandt lighting. Even after a while of figuring out where to place them both, I still feel that my example wasn't as rembrandt-esque as it could have been.
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