black-and-white
adjective
a black-and-white photograph, film, or television shows pictures in black, white, and grey but not in colour
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adjective
a black-and-white photograph, film, or television shows pictures in black, white, and grey but not in colour
adjective
a candid photograph of someone is natural and informal and is taken without them knowing that they are being photographed
adjective
grainy photographs or films are not clear and look as if they are made up of small spots, usually because they are old
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the practice of spoiling other people’s photographs by making silly expressions or moving into the background just before the photograph is taken
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an occasion when a politician or other famous person can be photographed, especially while they are doing something that will make people have a good opinion of them
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an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs of someone for a magazine
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the activity of lying on your front in an unusual and sometimes dangerous place and being photographed
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a positive image such as a photograph shows light and colours in the same way that the original image does
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an effect in a film or photograph in which the image is made less clear in order to give a romantic appearance
adjective
time-lapse photography uses a series of photographs taken during a period of time to make a slow process seem to happen much faster
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if film is underexposed, not enough light has passed through it and the pictures will be too dark
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to look good/bad in photographs
used for telling someone to smile when you are taking their photograph
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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