photographing

verb

present participle of photograph
as in shooting
to take a photograph of we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop

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Recent Examples of photographing In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 Independent election monitors reported dozens of cases of irregularities on Sunday such as photographing of ballots that suggested pressure on voters and attempted vote buying. — CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Avani completed the project after his death in Mumbai and Delhi, photographing, at the same time, Raghu’s old image and the space that surrounds it today. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 Why not read our handy guide to photographing shooting stars? — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Petrie kept meticulous notes, recording and photographing all the graves, and brought in medical doctors to analyze human remains, primarily the crania. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Simply photographing the surface of the brain somehow suffices. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 Giannetos swapped out his glam squad expertise for a turn behind the camera, photographing Clooney’s work during the September trip. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 Their mother told the kids that their father was photographing and would return. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
  1. shooting
  2. filming
  3. picturing
  4. snapping
Verb
  • Baltimore police have released body camera footage of an officer shooting an armed man during an incident last month near the city's Erdman Shopping Center in Northeast Baltimore.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Panduru also pointed out that the responsibility to stay fresh lies with each individual, since shooting is about living the moment with everyone on set.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of shooting
Verb
  • The location has served as the Ghostbusters’ recurring headquarters and real-life filming location since the first film.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
  • Highlights of the trip included following the sardine run off the coast of South Africa, learning the art of underwater filming with an award-winning marine wildlife film crew, and then learning how to edit and produce high quality video of the dives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of filming
Verb
  • With the country rebuilding after an earthquake and going through its first democratic handover of power, Wen starts picturing a life beyond his hometown.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of picturing
Verb
  • In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But my objection is drowned out by my Lucid Dream Doula, snapping at me to be thankful for the networking opportunity.
    — Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of snapping

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