Contre-jour

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Invention

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Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

Contre-jour (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁə ʒuʁ]; lit. 'against daylight') is a photographic technique in which the camera is pointing directly toward a source of light, as well as an equivalent technique in painting.

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