Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
CONTRALUMINA
English translation:
contre-jour
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Feb 14, 2011 15:40
13 yrs ago
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Romanian term
CONTRALUMINA
Romanian to English
Other
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
forensic photography
Contralumina accentueaza conturul subiectului, il detaseaza de fond si asigura un desen de lumini foarte interesant si expresiv al imaginii.
http://www.fotografbucuresti.com/lumina-in-fotografie/
http://www.fotografbucuresti.com/lumina-in-fotografie/
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +8 | contre-jour | Veronica Costea |
4 | backlighting | Adriana Andronache |
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contre-jour
Contre-jour, French for 'against daylight', refers to photographs taken when the camera is pointing directly toward the source of light. An alternative term is backlighting.
Contre-jour produces backlighting of the subject. This effect usually hides details, causes a stronger contrast between light and dark, creates silhouettes and emphasizes lines and shapes. The sun, or other light source, is often seen as either a bright spot or as a strong glare behind the subject. Fill light may be used to illuminate the side of the subject facing toward the camera. Silhouetting occurs when there is a lighting ratio of 16:1 or more; at lower ratios such as 8:1 the result is instead called low-key lighting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contre-jour
Contre-jour produces backlighting of the subject. This effect usually hides details, causes a stronger contrast between light and dark, creates silhouettes and emphasizes lines and shapes. The sun, or other light source, is often seen as either a bright spot or as a strong glare behind the subject. Fill light may be used to illuminate the side of the subject facing toward the camera. Silhouetting occurs when there is a lighting ratio of 16:1 or more; at lower ratios such as 8:1 the result is instead called low-key lighting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contre-jour
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backlighting
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Example sentence:
Backlighting refers to lighting in a photograph that comes from behind an object
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