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| black-and-white |
of a movie or photograph, using the colors black, white, and gray only. [1/2 definitions] |
| film |
to photograph with a movie camera or other video recording device. [1/5 definitions] |
| photo |
(informal) a short form for "photograph." |
| photograph |
to take a photograph of. [1/2 definitions] |
| picture |
a painting, drawing, or photograph. [2/7 definitions] |
| portrait |
a painting, drawing, photograph or sculpture of a person. [1/2 definitions] |
| pose1 |
to take or hold a position, as for a painting or photograph. [1/5 definitions] |
| print |
to transfer a photograph to paper by means of light sent through a negative image. [2/8 definitions] |
| scene |
a particular view in a painting or photograph. [1/4 definitions] |
| shoot |
to take a photograph of or record on film. [1/11 definitions] |
| shot1 |
a photograph. [1/7 definitions] |
| snap |
a photograph taken with an ordinary camera; snapshot. [1/15 definitions] |
| snapshot |
a photograph taken with a small, ordinary camera. |
| X-ray |
a photograph made with such a beam. [2/3 definitions] |
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