Photograph
['fəʊtəgrɑːf] or ['fotəɡræf]
Definition
(noun.) a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material.
(verb.) record on photographic film; 'I photographed the scene of the accident'; 'She snapped a picture of the President'.
(verb.) undergo being photographed in a certain way; 'Children photograph well'.
Editor: Verna--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A picture or likeness obtained by photography.
(v. t.) To take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as, to photograph a view; to photograph a group.
(v. i.) To practice photography; to take photographs.
Edited by Jeremy
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. It is a little better than the work of an Apache but not quite so good as that of a Cheyenne.
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Examples
- To obtain a true photograph, the negative is placed on a piece of sensitive photographic paper, or paper coated with a silver salt in the same manner as the plate and films. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The photograph shows the hanging car of the Russia. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A photograph at _a_ receives four times as much light as when held at _b_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But the production of the photograph had a remarkable effect upon the manager. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Have you her photograph? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- When a photographer takes a photograph of a person or a tree, he moves his camera until the image formed by the lens is of the desired size. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But see, Count, you have dropped a photograph. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- No, interposed Crispin quickly, before Eunice could speak; we were discussing photographs on yonder sofa. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Before its introduction it was not possible to reproduce cheaply in printers’ ink shaded pictures like photographs, brush drawings, paintings, etc. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The quarters were small, the staff was composed of two men, and the entire work was confined to making photographs of the cars and parts for advertising literature. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Dozens of photographs of this sort, and all inscribed in this manner, were completed before I left Cumberland, and hundreds more remain to be done. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- These photographs, which may be considered the first durable ones that had been obtained, were, with one exception, taken on plates made of pewter. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The telephone clicked, and Archer, turning from the photographs, unhooked the transmitter at his elbow. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Marey was limited to a very few photographs, because the entire surface had to be stopped and started in connection with each exposure. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- These pictures are so perfect in detail that, when photographed and enlarged, objects no greater than a blade of grass may be distinctly recognized. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Briefly stated, the process of making halftones is as follows: The subject to be engraved is photographed through a halftone screen, so-called. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Only his rather terrible appearance was photographed upon her soul, away beneath her consciousness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Light from the object to be photographed passes through the lens, falls upon the screen, and forms an image there. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In practice, the operation would be somewhat as follows, generally speaking: The lens would first be focussed on the animate scene to be photographed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- If the conventional Cherub could ever grow up and be clothed, he might be photographed as a portrait of Wilfer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In 1871 criminals were ordered to be photographed in England, and in America the Rogues’ Gallery became an institution in New York as early as 1857, ambrotypes being first used. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Russell, in 1862; Sayce, in 1864; Captain Abney, for photographing the transit of Venus in 1874; Rev. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The long-sought-for problem of photographing in colours has in a measure been solved. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The image was formed, we remember, by points of light grouped in the same relative positions as the points of light of the object we were photographing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Photographing by Electric Light by Vander Weyde. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Before the photographing of a scene, a long series of rehearsals takes place, the incidents being gone over and over again until the actors are letter perfect. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typist: Natalie