taking a picture
Snapping a photo
Taking a picture is capturing an image with a camera or phone.
The phrase works for any photographic act, from casual snapshots to professional shoots: Can you take a picture of us?
She spent the afternoon taking pictures of wildflowers.
The older sense involved film; now it usually means digital capture.
- photographImage from a camera
- say cheesePre-snapshot instruction
- shutterHinged window covering
- cameraImage capturing device
- point and shootBasic automatic camera
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