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 check out our guide to photographing stars, the moon and the Milky Way with nothing but your smartphone camera. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 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 Asked about the most frustrating part of the job, 30 percent chose sourcing, just behind the 33 percent who chose photographing and listing items. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 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 The case dominated headlines, generated online conspiracy theories and drew crowds outside the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts, including many supporters of Clancy and one woman who was accused of photographing jurors. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The 25th anniversary of 9/11 inspired Melanie Stetson Freeman to reflect on her experience photographing New York City in the days after the twin towers fell. — Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
  1. shooting
  2. filming
  3. picturing
  4. snapping
Verb
  • Eventually, Chili invites Lee over to his house, far away from the ears of his former colleagues shooting pool at Secrets.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Thompson finished with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 2-of-7 shooting on threes in 23 minutes.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 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
  • And captured the juiciness of ripe strawberries, snapping the fruit into sweet focus in a pint of strawberry and passion fruit ice cream.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • These new defects let the material keep deforming safely under extreme pressure instead of snapping.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of snapping

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“Photographing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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