No really , I set up her Orcids and needed a Light absorbing Background and nothing but nuthing absorbs light like Velvet , the Darker the better, well one of her new dress's is a Real Dark purple....now before you start thinkin, Dale How could you!!, she volunteered it and even Pinned it to the wall for me, I never touched the dress, (unless she is in it hehehe) anyways it has a really cool effect of pushing the subject towards the camera and abosrbing extra light waves. I did 31 shots and only 1 said I am your Photograph.