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Photographic Term of the Week: Chiaroscuro

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Chiaroscuro is an Italian term that literally means light-dark. It refers to the tonal contrasts that give a represented object shape and definition or greater dramatic representation.

See this wonderful example from the National Gallery in London

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Written by stevebuchanan

January 27, 2012 at 10:57 am

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