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Mirror (bounce / redirect)

Mirrors redirect light specularly — a sun slice, urban fashion kick, or macro sparkle unlike soft bounce.

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Hand Mirror Sun Fill Portrait

Low golden-hour sun behind the subject for rim, with a foam-core mirror card off-camera left bouncing a specular kick into the shadow cheek.

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Angle of incidence = angle of reflection. Mirror sends a hard patch exactly where aimed; size of mirror chip sets highlight size.

Sun fill, hand-mirror portraits, fashion wall bounce, mirror-card macro accents.

Small intense highlight; sharp shadow edge on receiving cheek; can blind if aimed at eyes.

Keep subject in shade; mirror finds sun beam. Move mirror millimeters for macro sparkle. Watch assistant hands and rim of mirror in frame.

Sun angle changes every minute — re-aim mirror. For flash, mirror redirects spill from hidden speedlight as creative kicker.

Expecting soft window-like fill from mirror. Fix: compare white reflector same pose.

Tape matte black around mirror edges to reduce accidental secondary reflections.

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