noun / verb
photograph
An image captured using a camera, or to make such an image.
She keeps a photograph of her family on her desk.
Etymology
The Greek components mean light and writing or drawing. Photography makes an image by recording the action of light rather than drawing every feature by hand.
More examples
- We photograph the garden every spring.
- He photographed the damage before making repairs.
- The album holds photographs from our wedding.
Forms
photograph · photographs · photographed · photographing
photographer noun — A person who takes photographs, especially professionally.
photography noun — The art or practice of taking photographs.
Similar words
- picture
- Broader term that also includes drawings and paintings.
- snapshot
- Usually a quick, informal photograph rather than a carefully arranged one.