photographer

/fə'tɔgrəfə/

Thân thiện

A photographer adjusts the camera lens before taking a picture.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession or serious hobby: A photographer is someone who creates images using a camera, often with artistic or technical skill.

Usage

• The word "photographer" is used to identify a person whose primary activity is capturing images.
• It can refer to professionals who work for media, studios, or in fine art, as well as serious amateurs.
• It is typically used as a countable noun (e.g., , ).

Examples

• Noun:
  • The newspaper hired a photographer to cover the event.
  • She is a talented wildlife photographer who travels the world.
  • We need to find a good photographer for our wedding.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a photographer": To have the occupation or identity of taking photographs.
  • He has wanted to be a photographer since he was a child.
• "A photographer's eye": A phrase describing a person's innate or trained ability to see and compose compelling images.
  • She has a real photographer's eye for capturing emotion.

Variants and Related Words

• Photographic (adj): Relating to or used in photography.
  • The exhibition showed her photographic skills.
• Photography (n): The art, process, or practice of creating images using a camera.
  • He studied the history of photography.

Synonyms

• Cameraperson: A neutral term for someone who operates a camera.
• Shutterbug: (Informal) An enthusiastic photographer.

Related Phrases

• Fashion photographer: A specialist who takes photographs of clothing, models, and accessories.
  • He made his name as a fashion photographer in Paris.
• Portrait photographer: A specialist who takes photographs of people.
  • The family sat for a portrait photographer.
• Street photographer: A photographer who captures candid images in public places.
  • The book featured work by famous street photographers.

Idioms

• "A photographer's paradise": A place considered ideal for taking photographs.
  • The ancient city is a photographer's paradise at sunrise.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who takes photographs professionally

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lensman