fill light

noun

, Photography.

1. a light used to eliminate or soften shadows caused by the main source of illumination.

fill light

noun

1. photog a light that supplements the key light without changing its character, used esp to lighten shadows

Example Sentences

You can also use the glyph lights as a fill light for the camera.

From The Verge

The strips can also act as a fill light for its cameras, while an additional red LED on the back flashes when the phone is recording video.

From The Verge

All strips can light up to serve as a fill light for the camera.

From The Verge

DJI is also selling a new optional $79 accessory, the DJI Fill Light Phone Clamp, which looks like a standard magnetic clamp, but with built-in lights to help brighten up your selfies.

From The Verge

Another tank of argon, an inert gas used to fill light bulbs and in arc welding, leaked until it was empty, he said.

From Seattle Times