| photography | the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies |
photography
picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs |
roentgenography
Xay photography | radiography that uses Xays to produce a roentgenogram |
filming
cinematography
motion-picture photography | the act of making a film |
| candid camera | a miniature camera with a fast lens |
photograph
photo
exposure
picture pic | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide, recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material |
| photograph album | an album for photographs |
roentgenogram
X ray
Xay
Xay picture
Xay photograph | a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays, used in medical diagnosis |
stereo stereoscopic picture
stereoscopic photograph | two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together |
| news photography | photography of newsworthy events |
photo-offset printing
photo-offset | a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates |
| photo credit | a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph |
| photo finish | in general, any very close finish, in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing |
photo opportunity
photo op | an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed |
| digital photography | a photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction |
| photography | the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces |
powder photography
powder method
powder technique | a process for identifying minerals or crystals, a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified Xays, the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification |
photograph
snap shoot | record on photographic film, I photographed the scene of the accident, She snapped a picture of the President |
| photograph | undergo being photographed in a certain way, Children photograph well |
blunt
candid
forthright frank
free-spoken
outspoken
plainspoken
point-blank
straight-from-the-shoulder | characterized by directness in manner or speech, without subtlety or evasion, blunt talking and straight shooting, a blunt New England farmer, I gave them my candid opinion, forthright criticism, a forthright approach to the problem, tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank, it is possible to be outspoken without being rude, plainspoken and to the point, a point-blank accusation |
candid
open
heart-to-heart | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness, his candid eyes, an open and trusting nature, a heart-to-heart talk |
| candid | informal or natural, especially caught off guard or unprepared, a candid photograph, a candid interview |