contre-journ.
/kɒntrəˈʒʊə//ˈkɒntrəʒʊə/ Chiefly in Photography = back-lighting n. at back- comb. form 2. Used esp. attributively.
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raking light1857
contre-jour1921
key light1941
back-lighting1950
1921 Glasgow Herald 29 June 7 The light was excellent, and I was fortunate in reproducing quite..beautiful reflections, two of the little pictures..exhibiting creditable ‘contre-jour’ effects.
1962 Guardian 14 Aug. 5/2 Reynolds' inspired contre-jour landscapes.
1967 Films & Filming Dec. 8/1 The contre-jour photography..perfectly catches the heavy inconsequentiality of hypnagogia.
1969 Amateur Photographer 4 June 67/4 Another advantage of contre-jour is that semi-transparent objects such as the sails of a yacht, leaves or flowers take on a delightful luminosity and in all these cases the light becomes the predominant feature.
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