as in shooting
to take a photograph of
we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop
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Recent Examples of photographing
When photographing landscapes, Sperka suggests keeping your shots wide.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The best way to sneak into a fashion show is to be confident and friendly — at least according to Dan Bassini, who has been photographing New York Fashion Week for almost a decade, without being on the guest lists.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Riefenstahl held a unique place on an exalted stage until her death in 2003, photographing Mick and Bianca Jagger for The Sunday Times as well as Siegfried and Roy in Las Vegas.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Photographers hoping to capture images of these events should also check out our roundup of the best cameras for astrophotography and read our guide to safely photographing a solar eclipse.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Hesse was always at his side, carrying a camera and photographing the prime minister.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
That legacy is shaped through trust, especially when photographing artists like Wizkid, who are both global icons and notoriously private.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
The audit found no proof of a conspiracy against Read but highlighted several procedural errors, including not photographing the victim’s body before it was moved, failing to secure the scene, and conducting witness interviews outside official premises.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Employees showed police the store’s surveillance video of Raibley photographing customers, records show.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The best way to sneak into a fashion show is to be confident and friendly — at least according to Dan Bassini, who has been photographing New York Fashion Week for almost a decade, without being on the guest lists.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Riefenstahl held a unique place on an exalted stage until her death in 2003, photographing Mick and Bianca Jagger for The Sunday Times as well as Siegfried and Roy in Las Vegas.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Photographers hoping to capture images of these events should also check out our roundup of the best cameras for astrophotography and read our guide to safely photographing a solar eclipse.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Hesse was always at his side, carrying a camera and photographing the prime minister.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
That legacy is shaped through trust, especially when photographing artists like Wizkid, who are both global icons and notoriously private.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
The audit found no proof of a conspiracy against Read but highlighted several procedural errors, including not photographing the victim’s body before it was moved, failing to secure the scene, and conducting witness interviews outside official premises.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Employees showed police the store’s surveillance video of Raibley photographing customers, records show.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
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The killing triggered widespread political turmoil, outrage, and a manhunt, resulting in the arrest of shooting suspect Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Speaking of performance what was the experience of shooting Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman like?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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British actor Spruell is currently filming the BBC series Dear England with Jodie Whittaker and Joseph Fiennes and will star in Philippa Lowthorpe’s film adaptation of H Is for Hawk opposite Claire Foy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instead of filming the lives of Dunder Mifflin employees, the fictional film team has shifted its focus to a dying Midwestern newspaper and its new editor-in-chief’s quest to revive it.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lines of hundreds of guests snaked around the inside of the department store (which takes up an entire city block in Manhattan), with onlookers snapping photos quizzically.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Back at home, Hauser’s father took a picture off the TV screen with his son snapping away on the sideline.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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