light source
Where brightness comes
A light source is anything that produces or emits light—the sun, a lamp, a candle, a screen.
In photography and film, choosing and positioning light sources determines how subjects appear: We set up three light sources for the interview.
The term distinguishes objects that generate light from those that merely reflect it.
- torchHandheld burning light source
- lampElectric light fixture
- lamp shadeDecorative light diffuser
- reading lampSmall directional light for books
- lightbulbElectric illumination source
flashlight · lantern · candle · spotlight · sun · searchlight · fire · flame · bulb · emission · glow · lava lamp · streetlamp · filament · neon · LED panels · handlamp · radiance
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, bulb, lightbulb
- Light Sciencewavelength, lumens, lux, candela, brightness
- film projectionfilm projector, projector, film reel, reel, spool
- hand drawinghand sketch, hand gesture, sketching, open hand, clenched fist
- microscopymicroscope, objective lens, compound microscope, eyepiece, compound microscopes
light sourceblackout curtain
Opaque window covering
shade · obstruction · eclipse · blindfold · screen
light sourcedarkness
Total absence of light
shadow · dark · blackness · gloom · pitch black
light sourceblack hole
Collapsed star's remnant
black body · absorber · snuffer · dimmer
light, source, lightly, lighting, lighter, lighted, lights, illuminate, luminous