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flat light

American  

noun

Photography.
  1. even front lighting of a subject, producing little contrast, no shadows, and no modeling.


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Times were unimportant, however, as the racers who deigned to take to the Stelvio course finetuned their lines down the course in the kind of flat light that is also forecast for Saturday's medal race.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Daren looked around the country club billiard room, filled with white flowers and black-clad guests, curtains drawn against the bright, flat light of Tennessee winter.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023

The first run was held in flat light with snow falling.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

The shape gives the eye better image-sensing characteristics than a flat light sensor, and makes it appear more human.

From Nature • May 21, 2020

The sun, or flat light on a cloudy day, pours in from every window; if there are secrets here, it seems to say, the light will quickly find them.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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