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 Then be sure to read our guide to photographing shooting stars, along with our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography in 2026. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 His job included photographing whale tails to identify individual animals and monitor their movements. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 State Bill 720 made the program possible by reclassifying red light violations as civil infractions and adding privacy safeguards that bar photographing drivers and using facial recognition. — Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Primarily a portrait photographer, Lange began photographing unemployed men wandering the streets of San Francisco during the early years of the Great Depression, starkly capturing their desperation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 University of Georgia photography professor Barbara McKenzie began photographing the people of Cabbagetown in the late 1970s. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Be aware that iPhones and Android devices aren't really designed for photographing objects in the sky. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 So, put the camera away and try to be present until there’s something really worth photographing. — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 Try photographing architecture, landscapes, wildlife, food, or the people and places that make your community special. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
  1. shooting
  2. filming
  3. picturing
  4. snapping
Verb
  • Carly keeps taking her new passion further, apparently spending all her tuition money on shooting a music video and renting a venue for a live performance plus merch and catering.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That news came the same week that ICE agent Christian Castro, who was charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, was released from a Texas jail.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 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
  • The above style is an absolute staple, and the mid-blue wash goes with everything—I’m already picturing it with a gray cashmere sweater.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
  • How to choose the right lender To choose the right lender, Collins from Western Governors University suggests picturing yourself making the payments after graduation.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of picturing
Verb
  • On the question of whether snapping a selfie flattens the experience, Loyer has never thought so.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The next day, the stock finished nearly 9% higher, snapping its streak of post-earnings declines over the previous four reports.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of snapping

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“Photographing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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