Synonyms photograph

photograph ▪ picture ▪ photo ▪ shot ▪ snapshot/​snap ▪ print

These are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera.

photograph a picture that has been made using a camera:

a photograph of the house

Can I take a photograph?

picture a photograph:

We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.

photo a photograph:

a passport photo

photograph, picture or photo?

Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books.

shot a photograph:

I tried to get a shot of him in the water.

Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.

snapshot/​snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer:

holiday snaps

print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera:

a set of prints

Patterns

a colour photograph/​picture/​photo/​snap/​print

to take a photograph/​picture/​photo/​shot/​snapshot