photographing

Shooting with camera

Photographing is taking pictures with a camera.

The word emphasizes the act or process rather than the result: She spent the afternoon photographing wildflowers.

It often implies deliberate artistic or documentary intent rather than casual snapshots: He's been photographing the war for three years.

technique

camera

Image capturing device

shutter · ISO · focus · composition · framing · flash · tripod · lighting · bracketing · panning

genres

portrait

Artistic depiction of someone

documentary · wedding · fashion · sports · architectural · aerial · underwater · product · boudoir · newborn

film

darkroom

Film processing chamber

fixer · developer · grain · analog · 35mm · medium-format · slide · Kodak · roll · canister

digital

sensor

Input-detecting device

RAW · JPEG · pixel · resolution · histogram · LCD · tethering · backup · post-processing · metadata

hobby

shutterbug

Keen amateur with camera

Flickr · Instagram · contest · exhibition · print · gallery · critique · editing · Photoshop · gear

Categories
Opposites
image capture method

photographingsketching

Making rough drawings

painting · drawing · illustrating · sculpting · charcoal drawing

documentation vs. destruction

photographingdeleting

Removing from existence

erasing · destroying · obscuring · concealing · redacting

observation vs. participation

photographingparticipating

Taking an active role

experiencing · engaging · performing · ignoring · intervening

Phrases
Family

photographic, photographically

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G