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Light wrap

ELI5

The appearance of soft illumination extending around a subject’s form or composited edge.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the light wrap before we lock the camera and lighting setup.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Light wrap” in camera, lenses & lighting conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.