front light

Bicycle's forward beam

Front light is illumination coming from in front of a subject, facing it directly.

In photography and film, front lighting minimizes shadows and texture, producing flat, even exposure: The portrait used soft front light to smooth her features.

On a bicycle, the front light illuminates the road ahead and signals presence to oncoming traffic.

Related

car headlights · illumination · glow · brightness · flash · lamp · bulb · theater · stage · fill · backlight · shadow · glare · dawn · sunrise · windshield · driving · highbeam

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Opposites
vehicle position

front lightrear light

Vehicle's back illumination

taillight · tail light · back light · tail lamp · rear lamp

Family

front, light, fronts, fronted, fronting, frontal, frontage, frontward, frontwards

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G