verb / noun
shoot
Capture images with a camera.
The photographer shoots portraits in a studio with large windows.
Etymology
Camera work borrows the language of aiming and firing. To shoot an image is to aim the camera and make the exposure.
More examples
- We shot the interview outdoors.
- The magazine arranged a fashion shoot.
- She is shooting a documentary about local farmers.
Forms
shoot · shoots · shot · shooting
Similar words
- photograph
- Specifically means take still pictures rather than film.
- film
- Film specifically records moving images rather than still photographs.