picture taking
English Thesaurus
1. the act of taking and printing photographs (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | radiography, |
| definition | : | photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | xerography, |
| definition | : | forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | telephotography, |
| definition | : | photography using a telephoto lens (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | exposure, |
| definition | : | the act of exposing film to light (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | posing, sitting, |
| definition | : | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | photography, |
| definition | : | the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | contrast, |
| definition | : | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) (noun.attribute) |
| domain member category | : | dedication, inscription, |
| definition | : | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | record, |
| definition | : | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | processor, |
| definition | : | someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | reticulation, |
| definition | : | (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | underdevelopment, |
| definition | : | (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | retouch, touch up, |
| definition | : | alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | sensitise, sensitize, |
| definition | : | make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion (verb.change) |
| domain member category | : | photograph, shoot, snap, |
| definition | : | record on photographic film (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | retake, |
| definition | : | photograph again (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | x-ray, |
| definition | : | take an x-ray of something or somebody (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | block out, mask, |
| definition | : | shield from light (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | overexpose, |
| definition | : | expose excessively (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | underexpose, |
| definition | : | expose insufficiently (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | expose, |
| definition | : | expose to light, of photographic film (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | overexpose, |
| definition | : | expose to too much light (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | solarise, solarize, |
| definition | : | overexpose to sunlight (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | solarise, solarize, |
| definition | : | become overexposed (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | underexpose, |
| definition | : | expose to too little light (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | solarise, solarize, |
| definition | : | reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | develop, |
| definition | : | make visible by means of chemical solutions (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | underdevelop, |
| definition | : | process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature (verb.perception) |
| domain member category | : | color, colour, |
| definition | : | having or capable of producing colors (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | flat, |
| definition | : | lacking contrast or shading between tones (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | contrasty, |
| definition | : | having sharp differences between black and white (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | backed, |
| definition | : | used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture, |
| definition | : | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lensman, photographer, |
| definition | : | someone who takes photographs professionally (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | photographic, |
| definition | : | relating to photography or obtained by using photography (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture, |
| definition | : | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lensman, photographer, |
| definition | : | someone who takes photographs professionally (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | photographic, |
| definition | : | relating to photography or obtained by using photography (adj.pert) |
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