Diwali Digital Backdrops

What is in this collection

The Diwali collection is built around lamps, flowers and festive night light. Indoor and studio sets include a full curtain of orange and yellow marigold strings with brass bells and a row of lit diyas against a deep plum wall, a floral wall of hot pink and peach roses with a carved bench and brass urlis of floating candles, and a gold hoop party arch swagged with marigolds and purple orchids in front of purple velvet. Outdoor night scenes include a green carved doorway with a marigold toran and a lotus rangoli at the foot of the steps, a colonnaded veranda hung with glowing akash kandil star lanterns, and a city rooftop pergola with marigold strings, a lit skyline and distant fireworks.

Diwali photo booth backgrounds and family portraits

For a Diwali party or office celebration, the purple and gold arch with brass bells and the marigold curtain with diyas give guests a clear spot in the centre and read well in a 2 x 6 strip. For family portraits and greeting cards, the rangoli doorway and the pink and orange floral wall look like a home decorated for the night. The veranda with akash kandil lanterns is the widest scene, and the rooftop pergola suits couples and friends who want city lights and fireworks. Photographers can use the same scenes as Diwali photography backgrounds for festive mini sessions; see photo booth backgrounds for strip and print layouts. Holi colour parties have their own Holi collection, and mehendi and sangeet sets are in Indian wedding digital backdrops.

Tips for using these scenes

• Keep the light lamp-warm. Every Diwali scene is lit by diyas, lanterns or fairy lights, so warm your subject's white balance and check which side the light comes from on the scene page: the rangoli doorway is lit from the right and the floral wall from the left.
• Pick the scene by group size. The marigold curtain, floral wall, doorway, rooftop and party arch fit four to six people, and the akash kandil veranda takes bigger groups. The marigold curtain, floral wall and rooftop bench also work for seated poses.
• Add your own greeting. No scene has text, so add Happy Diwali or a family name in your template. Use square for greeting posts, portrait for single prints and landscape for 6 x 4 group prints.

Diya and lantern light is warm and low; Photoshop backgrounds explains choosing a scene by light direction.