backlight

(-līt′)

transitive verb backlit or backlighted, backlighting

to light, or illuminate, from the rear or from the side away from the camera or the viewer

noun

light or illumination from behind the person or thing being viewed

See backlight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind.
transitive verb back·light·ed or back·lit (-lĭtˌ), back·light·ing, back·lights
To light from behind: The photographer backlit the subject for a dramatic effect.

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