Light-wrap
Also known as light wrap, light bleed. Category: Lighting and optics
Light-wrap is light from a bright background spilling around the edges of the subject. It softens contours, reduces contrast and can tint reflective surfaces.
How PhotoRobot uses it
PhotoRobot's studio lighting overview describes light-wrap as typical of all-in-one box-like systems with too much diffuse backlight, resulting in reduced gloss on reflective surfaces, a milky colour tint and loss of texture.
Related terms
- Backlight: Light from behind the subject, used to brighten the background or outline the product.
- Diffusion: Scattering light through a translucent material to make it softer and more even.
- White background: A background of pure white (RGB 255, 255, 255), standard for e-commerce product images.
Where this term appears on photorobot.com
Mentioned on 4 pages of photorobot.com:
- Studio Lighting Overview for PhotoRobot Systems (Manual)
While this might lead to a perfectly white background, the amount of light bleeding in from behind blurs the contours of the object. - 7 Components to Capture the Perfect Product Photo (Blog)
When this effect, so-called light wrap, is strong, it is clearly visible even without zooming in for detail, and requires heavy editing later on - if at all possible. - Mastering Product Photography: Apparel and Clothing (Blog)
What is more, incorrectly set backlighting can cause a photograph to lose edge-clarity (so-called “light wrap”). - PhotoRobot Hardware: Centerless Table, Cube, Robot Arm (Video)
This may lead to a stronger effect called light wrap, where there is too much light coming around the object into the camera lens, which leads to the edges becoming softer.