contre-jour
/ˈkɒ̃trəˌʒʊə
/ /kɔ̃tʀəʒʊʀ/adjective & adverb Photography
Having or involving the sun or other light source behind the subject: [as adjective]: a glorious contre-jour effect...
- The drawings explore patterns of light and shade and contre jour effects of trees silhouetted against the sun.
- Among the five paintings is a luminous sunlit summer landscape, all the more effective by the children who inhabit it being painted contre-jour.
- The term "contre jour" applies to photographs taken towards a light source, usually the sun.
Origin
Early 20th century: French, from contre 'against' + jour 'daylight'.