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to photograph

to photograph

202 2.1
To take a picture of a person, place, or thing with a camera
  • verb
  • /ˈfoʊtəˌgræf/
translation icon : fotografiar
  • She used her new camera to photograph the beautiful sunset over the ocean.
  • photograph documents
  • photograph objects
  • photograph a scene

You couldn't, you couldn't photograph it, never mind sketch it.

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Examples

  • The advantage of this distance is that one can photograph both the start and the finish.

    Academic text (2008)
  • They want to photograph the nocturnal animals.

  • That was enough for me to just eat, sleep and photograph all day long.

  • Would you photograph that moment?

  • Are you photographing me again, darling?

  • Ask yourself, is the thing I'm photographing clear in this picture?

  • To photograph a wedding.

  • The eclipse will provide an excellent opportunity to photograph the moon against a dense stellar background.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I photographed an accident.

  • Now, be careful with photographing the Amish, they don't like it... but you can sneak one now and then.

Synonyms

to shoot
vsto photograph
397 3.2

To take a photograph or film

is specific to creating a single still image not moving images
to take a picture
vsto photograph
166 1.4

To make a photo using a camera

is the single-word formal term rather than a multiword phrase
to take photo
vsto photograph
136 1.0

To use a camera or phone to make a picture

is the single-word formal term rather than a brief colloquial phrase
to snap
vsto photograph
  • Informal
47 2.8

Take a quick informal photograph

is neutral in speed and tone not necessarily quick or informal
to lens
vsto photograph
1 7.0

To film or photograph something with a camera

is neutral everyday image making not focused on art or professional style

Compounds

A book with pages for keeping and showing photos

7.4

Two photos taken from slightly different angles that make a scene look three-dimensional when seen together

A photograph available to buy or license for ads and publications

X-ray photograph
  • Specialized
3.7

A picture of the inside of the body made with X-rays

How Careful

to shoot
397 3.2
to photograph
202 2.1
to snap
  • Informal
47 2.8

Surface Forms

photograph infinitive
photographed past participle
photographing present participle
photographs third person singular

Etymology

Photograph comes from the parts photo 'light' and graph 'write'. So to photograph is like 'writing with light', which is a clear image for taking a picture with a camera.