World Photography Day Word Search
World Photography Day, as a word search. 12 words drawn from what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: DAGUERREOTYPE, PHOTOGRAPHY, CAMERA, LENS, SHUTTER, APERTURE, FOCAL, FLASH, TRIPOD, SELFIES, PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE.
There is no timer pressure: take as long as you like, and spend a hint if a word will not surface.
World Photography Day word list, defined
- DAGUERREOTYPE /dəˈɡɛrətaɪp/ · noun
- A photograph produced by an early photographic process, invented by Louis Daguerre in the 1830s, in which a highly detailed image is formed on a silver-coated copper plate sensitized with iodine vapors and developed with mercury vapor. Related: photograph, picture, portrait, image.
- PHOTOGRAPHY /fɒt.ɒɡ.rə.fi/ · noun
- The art or practice of taking and processing photographs, especially as a profession or hobby. Related: photography, photography, photography, photography.
- CAMERA /ˈkæm(ə)rə/ · noun
- An optical device that captures and records still images or video by focusing light onto a photosensitive surface or electronic sensor.
- LENS /lɛnz/ · noun, verb
- A piece of glass or plastic used to focus light in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope. To focus one's attention on something. Related: focus, viewfinder, optic, perspective.
- SHUTTER /ˈʃʌtər/ · noun, verb
- A movable cover for a window or camera lens, or to close or cover something suddenly. Related: cover, lid, blind, curtain.
- APERTURE /ˈæpərtʃər/ · noun
- An opening, gap, or hole through which something can pass or be seen; in optics and photography, the opening in a lens that admits light to a camera's sensor or film. Related: opening, gap, orifice, pore.
- FOCAL /ˈfoʊkəl/ · adjective
- Relating to, situated at, or functioning as a focus; central to or most important in a given context. Related: central, principal, main, key.
- FLASH /flæʃ/ · noun, verb
- A sudden brief burst of light or a short, intense display of something; as a verb, to shine or appear suddenly and briefly. Related: gleam, glint, spark, flare.
- TRIPOD /ˈtraɪpɒd/ · noun
- A three-legged stand or support, typically used to hold a camera or other equipment. A three-legged stool or seat. Related: tripod stand, tripod mount, three-legged stool, camera stand.
- PORTRAIT /pɔːˈtrɛɪt/ · noun, verb
- A painting or drawing of a person, typically a head and shoulders, often in a formal or official style. To depict or describe someone in a particular way, especially in a flattering or idealized manner. Related: likeness, image, picture, portraiture.
- LANDSCAPE /ˈlændˌskæp/ · noun
- A natural feature of the land such as a mountain, valley, or area of coast; a view of such a feature. A painting or photograph of such a feature. Related: view, scene, panorama, countryside.
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