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ARTIFICIAL LIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Photography
  • Optics
  • Television Arts
DEF

Any light other than that produced by nature (sun, Moon, stars, phosphorescence, etc.). Electric lights are the principal artificial light sources in photography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Photographie
  • Optique
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Source lumineuse non naturelle.

CONT

La lumière désigne [...] ce qui éclaire des objets et les rend visibles: lumière du soleil (lumière naturelle); lumière des lampes (lumière artificielle).

CONT

[...] une émulsion «panchromatique» [...] est particulièrement recommandée pour la photographie en lumière artificielle [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Iluminación
  • Fotografía
  • Óptica
  • Televisión (Artes escénicas)
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