backlighting

The light source appears to be behind the subject of the image.

This causes the edges of the subject to glow, while the other areas remain darker.

Examples

• Danbooru post #5185860
• Danbooru post #6133360
• Danbooru post #2825583
• Danbooru post #7215834

See also

• sidelighting
• underlighting
• vignetting
• bloom
• Tag group:Image composition