backlighting

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of backlight
2. noun The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.

Similar words

chiaroscuro backshine synchro-sunlight sidelighting afterlight drop shadow afterglow skyglow shadowing pillow shading

Often followed by

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