One Light, a V-Card, Lynne and Fun

What can you do with a V-Card. Lots.

I use them for free standing fill cards, flags to keep light off of something I don’t want it on, bounce cards for light, and even a light source itself. But there is another cool thing you can do with a V-Card. Make it your background. Making a corner, the background gives wrap around light as both sides serve as bounce. Bringing the light in close makes it soft and beautiful.


(Photoshop:Pushing up the background for a white look, I added a bit of contrast and a slight soft-focus for glamour. Brightened the front of the black dress a little.)

With the light falling so beautifully, We can use Photoshop to give us some more variety.

The soft light lets the model do what ever she wants. Keeping the floor dark with little fill helps give definition to the legs. Slight touch up and contrast increased a bit.



Photoshop: Half Sepia applied after contrast adjustment, ACME Glam at 50% and some slight burning under the chair and on the floor.

Photoshop: Added contrast, CleanSkin, Acme Glamour, added sharpening and increased contrast.

I hope you see how cool a V-Card can be and how many things you can do with it. With soft light and surround fill, the beauty of the model can really come through. This kind of light can be done with speedlights and a scrim as well.

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