photography

Betekenis

1. The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
2. The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.

Met koppelteken als

pho‧to‧gra‧phy

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fəˈtɒ.ɡɹə.fi/

Etymologie

From French photographie. By surface analysis, photo- + -graphy, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines", "drawing". From φωτός (phōtós, “of light”, genitive), and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).