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BOUNCE FLASH [2 records]

Record 1 2005-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

Directing light from a flash gun toward a ceiling, wall or other large reflecting surface to obtain the contrast softening effect of a diffused light source spread over a larger area of the subject.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Type d'éclairage d'ambiance obtenu par le rebondissement de la lumière au plafond ou sur un mur.

OBS

Ce procédé permet des éclairages atténués qui ont pour effet de réduire les ombres trop contrastées qu'entraîne un éclairage direct.

OBS

Pluriel : des flashs ou des flashes.

OBS

flashs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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