Photography

//fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. uncountable, usually

    "go on a photography course"

  2. 2
    the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies wordnet
  3. 3
    The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    the act of taking and printing photographs wordnet
  5. 5
    the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces wordnet

Synonyms

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abstract artaerial photographyaerophotographyalbertypeartart form

Example

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"I have an interest in photography."

Etymology

From French photographie. By surface analysis, photo- + -graphy, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines", "drawing". From φῶς (phôs, “of light”), and γράφω (gráphō, “write, draw”).

Related phrases

Kirlian photographyaerial photographycolor photographydigital photographydirector of photographyfan camera photographyfemto-photographyflash photographyglamour photographyprincipal photographypsychic photographyschlieren photography

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