Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or used in photography: Pertaining to the art, process, or practice of creating images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation.
   • Resembling a photograph in accuracy and detail: Extremely precise, vivid, or detailed, as if captured by a camera.

Usage and Examples

• Relating to photography:
  • She has a large collection of photographic equipment, including several vintage cameras.
  • The museum is hosting a photographic exhibition featuring works from the 20th century.
• Resembling a photograph:
  • The witness provided a photographic description of the suspect, remembering every detail of his face.
  • He has a photographic memory, able to recall entire pages of text with perfect accuracy.

Advanced Usage

• "photographic evidence": Visual evidence captured by a camera, often used in legal or investigative contexts.
  • The case was solved using photographic evidence from a traffic camera.
• "photographic realism": A style in art, especially painting, that aims to depict a subject with the minute detail and precision of a photograph.
  • The artist is known for his photographic realism, creating paintings that are often mistaken for photos.

Variants and Related Words

• Photograph (n/v): A picture made using a camera; to take a picture with a camera.
  • Noun: I took a photograph of the sunset.
  • Verb: They love to photograph birds in the wild.
• Photography (n): The art or practice of taking and processing photographs.
  • She studied photography at university.
• Photographer (n): A person who takes photographs, especially as a job.
  • The photographer set up his lights for the portrait session.

Synonyms

• Pictorial: Relating to or expressed in pictures; illustrated.
• Detailed: Having many details or facts; showing attention to detail.
• Exact: Not approximated in any way; precise.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "photographic memory": (Idiom) An ability to remember information, images, or events in great detail, as if looking at a photograph.
  • She doesn't need notes for the presentation because she has a photographic memory.

Adjective

1. representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph
2. relating to photography or obtained by using photography
   • photographic equipment