V Through Jungkook’s Lens: Blue Portraits, Black and White, and a BTS Photography Practice
Jungkook shares portraits he took of V. Wall shadows, a striped shirt and a change of gesture reveal two different ways of building a portrait through colour and light.
BTS’s Jungkook shared photographs he took of V on October 25, describing the session as practice with a favourite model. The released portraits centre on colour and light: one washes both subject and background in blue, while another uses black and white to give the same striped shirt a different visual weight.
Part of their appeal is seeing the members on opposite sides of the camera. V is the subject; Jungkook expresses his choices through framing and image treatment. The photographs offer useful examples for looking at portrait composition, although the available material does not identify the camera, lens or exposure settings. Appreciating the lighting does not require guessing an equipment brand.
A blue wall and a shadow guide the eye
In the blue portrait, V wears a long-sleeved striped collared shirt, with his hands near his trouser pockets and his body facing the camera. Different blue areas cross the wall behind him, and a pronounced shadow falls behind his right side in the image. His head, collar and the boundary between lighter and darker wall areas create a focal point, leading the eye from his face down his shoulders and shirt.
The colour range is deliberately concentrated in the finished image: clothing, skin and wall all belong to the same blue atmosphere. What can be observed is the result, rather than a particular lighting setup. Several shooting and editing methods could produce a blue cast, so the published photograph alone does not establish the process used.
Black and white brings out a hand gesture and texture
In the second portrait, V raises one hand to his hair while keeping his face and body towards the camera. Compared with the more complete standing pose, the bent arm adds a line beside his head. Highlights gather on his face, hand and parts of the shirt, while background details sit in darker tones, creating a more immediate separation between person and surroundings.
V raises a hand near his hair in a monochrome portrait with contrasting shirt stripes
Without colour, the contrast in the stripes, the texture of his hair and the folds in the shirt become more noticeable. This does not make black and white inherently more emotional. The two pictures simply direct attention to different information: blue establishes an overall atmosphere, while monochrome makes it easier to compare brightness across the face, gesture and fabric.
Enjoy the pictures without filling in private details
Jungkook also shared photographs of artworks and small objects, showing that his practice extends beyond portraits. For readers who enjoy recording everyday life, these images suggest a way of looking: decide where the subject sits, check whether the background competes for attention, and compare how different colour treatments change the same theme. None of those observations requires copying undisclosed camera settings.
The portraits show a public creative exchange; they cannot establish a private relationship, a particular mood or the shooting location. Keeping the known photographer, subject and visible details separate from speculation leaves more room to notice the photographs themselves. A similar exercise at home could start with everyday clothes and a simple background, comparing colour and monochrome compositions.
Questions and answers
Who photographed these portraits of V?
BTS’s Jungkook took the photographs and shared them on his social account on October 25.
What is different about the blue and monochrome versions?
The blue image highlights the atmosphere created by the subject, wall and shadow. The monochrome image draws attention to the face, raised hand and tonal contrast in the striped shirt.
Can the camera model be identified from these photographs?
The checked public material does not list the camera, lens or exposure settings, so the equipment model cannot be established from the finished images alone.
