took a picture
Shot a photo
Took a picture means captured a photograph.
The phrase treats picture-taking as a single action rather than emphasizing the camera or technical process: She took a picture of the sunset, Can you take a picture of us?
The past tense of take a picture, it's the most common way to describe having photographed something.
Take into custody
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- smilePleased facial expression
- candidHonest and direct
snapshot · click · spontaneous · fleeting · timing · expression · gesture · action
Image capturing device
- shutterHinged window covering
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- exposureState of being unprotected
focus · flash · tripod · ISO · film · sensor · viewfinder · zoom
capture
Take into custody
candid · snapshot · click · spontaneous · fleeting · timing · expression · gesture · action · blink
camera
Image capturing device
exposure · focus · flash · tripod · ISO · film · sensor · viewfinder · zoom · composition
keepsake
Item preserved for sentiment
scrapbook · reminisce · nostalgia · recollection · commemorate · milestone · occasion · preserve · cherish · remember
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
- selfiePhoto of oneself
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- group shotImage of multiple people
family photo · headshot · profile · scenery · wildlife · sunset · landmark · tourist · vacation · baby