I. pho ‧ to ‧ graph 1 S2 W2 /ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf $ ˈfoʊtəɡræf/ BrE AmE ( also photo informal ) noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ photo , ↑ photograph , ↑ photographer , ↑ photography ; adjective : ↑ photogenic , ↑ photographic ; verb : ↑ photograph ]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: photo- + -graph 'something written or drawn' (from Greek graphein 'to write' ) ]
a picture obtained by using a camera and film that is sensitive to light:
a colour photograph
a black and white photograph
photograph of
I wish I had a photograph of Thomas.
He took a photograph of the hotel.
Tim was looking through an old photograph album (=book in which you put photographs) .
Did you see Leo’s photograph (=a photograph of Leo) in the newspaper?
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THESAURUS
▪ photograph a picture taken using a camera:
Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the museum.
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our wedding photographs
▪ photo informal a photograph:
a way of displaying your digital photos
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Do you want me to take your photo?
▪ picture a photograph of someone or something:
I saw her picture in the paper the other day.
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This is a really good picture of Sarah.
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Can I take your picture?
▪ snap British English informal , snapshot especially American English a photograph that you take quickly and without thinking carefully about how it will look, for example when you are on holiday:
Patrick showed me his holiday snaps.
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She showed me a snapshot of her three children.
▪ shot informal a photograph – used especially by people who often take photographs:
I got some great shots of Mount Fuji.
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It's a lovely shot.
▪ print a photograph that has been printed on photographic paper:
a set of 4 by 6 inch prints
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REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say photo or picture rather than photograph :
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This is my dad in this photo.
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Who took the picture?
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ take a photograph
He wanted to take a photograph of me.
▪ get a photograph (=take one successfully)
I got some brilliant photographs of the desert.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + photograph
▪ a colour photograph
The book is fully illustrated with colour photographs.
▪ a black-and-white photograph
▪ a digital photograph
▪ a framed photograph
On the desk was a framed photograph of a woman.
▪ a signed photograph
He keeps a signed photograph of Bill Clinton in his office.
▪ a wedding photograph
Your wedding photographs will keep the memories of the big day alive for you.
▪ an aerial photograph (=one taken from a plane)
Aerial photographs can be used to locate archaeological sites.
▪ faded
All her life she kept a faded photograph of him in his army uniform.
▪ blurred
He was shown a blurred photograph, taken from a moving car.
▪ grainy (=with a rough, not sharp, appearance)
I stared at the grainy newspaper photograph, searching for my mother.
▪ sepia (=used about a black and white photograph that has shades of brown, in a way that is typical of old photographs)
an 1854 sepia photograph of Jonathan Pickering, the company founder
■ photograph + NOUN
▪ a photograph album (=a book in which you put photographs)
Mama kept a photograph album full of pictures of her family.
II. photograph 2 BrE AmE verb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ photo , ↑ photograph , ↑ photographer , ↑ photography ; adjective : ↑ photogenic , ↑ photographic ; verb : ↑ photograph ]
1 . [transitive] to take a photograph of someone or something:
Kate agreed to let me photograph her.
He stood by the tree to be photographed.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say take a photo or take a picture of someone or something rather than photograph someone or something :
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She agreed to let me take her photo.
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He stood there waiting to have his picture taken.
2 . photograph well to look attractive in photographs:
Celia does not photograph well.