Chiaroscuro Review 2026
Hello lovely members, it’s your ‘Chiaroscuro’ review, here we look at the best of the assignment entries and tell you who has won this month’s prize!
Chiaroscuro means light/dark and it’s a technique used in art to give dramatic effect. In portraiture you may have heard it being called the Rembrandt effect. This assignment was so hard to judge as the second-place image was sooo good. But there can only be one winner!!
During this assignment, we’ve collaborated with Kate Backdrop, and the winner will receive:
Remember, to be eligible for the assignment prize, you must have taken the photo during the month of the assignment. To see more details on the prize and the prize rules, click here.
As usual, watch through the video and tell us your thoughts in the comments. 😊
© Anna Grigson
© Bob Williams
© Gary Rogers
© Heracleo Hernandez
© Jerry Abbott
© Neza Jancic
© Sally Turvey
© Sheri Anne
© Stephen Wilkinson
And this month’s winner is …. Brian Nicholson
© Brian Nicholson
Thank you to everyone who entered into this month’s theme, even if you’ve not been mentioned here, you’ve gone out and practised and from that you’ve learnt and taken another step forward in your photography journey. And remember these are ‘our’ favourites and in this subjective world of photography, your favourites are just as valid as ours.
Thanks for watching and remember – Learn more at The School of Photography.
