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das Bodenlicht (-er)  underlighting; lighting from below

In Nahaufnahmen mit dramatischem Bodenlicht profilierte die Kamera sein Antlitz.
In close-ups with dramatic underlighting the camera accented his face.
Für das Bodenlicht am Auto muss man den Schalter im Kofferraum haben.
For the underlighting on a car [in Germany] you have to have the switch in the trunk.

Related: das Gegenlicht backlighting

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