photography

Everyday

1. Photography is the art, hobby or job of taking photographs with a camera or phone. tree →
2. Photography also means the photos in a book, film or magazine, and how they are done, as in «the film has beautiful photography». tree →

In the lessons

In art and computing lessons, pupils learn photography skills: framing, light, focus and editing. In science, cameras show how light makes an image. In everyday life, many children enjoy photography on phones; in online safety lessons, they learn to ask before taking or sharing photos of others. Phrases: «nature photography», «wildlife photography», «no flash photography», «take up photography».

Examples

• My aunt does wildlife photography and waits hours for one shot. tree →
• Flash photography is not allowed in the museum. tree →
• We had a photography lesson on how to use light. tree →
• Photography was invented about two hundred years ago. tree →
• The film's photography made the mountains look magical. tree →
• He took up photography as a hobby. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «photography is fun», not «a photography». Stress: «fo-TOG-ra-fee». Related: photograph (a picture), photographer (the person), photographic. «Photo» is short for photograph, not photography.