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flash photography

noun

photography using a momentary flash of artificial light as a source of illumination.

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British Dictionary definitions for flash photography

flash photography

noun

photography in which a flashbulb or electronic flash is used to provide momentary illumination of a dark or insufficiently lit subject
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