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# Photograph and Photo

## Verb + photo

* take photos
* show photos to (you)
* see a photo of (my family)
* pose for a photo
* **get your photos developed**
* frame a photograph

## Common expressions

* carry a photo in your (wallet)
* photos bring back memories
* recognize someone from a photo
* stick photos to a wall

## Exercise

### Verb + photograph

1. Would you like to ***see*** a photo of our new grandson in Canada? He's now 5 and our daughter sends us new photos of him every six months or so.
2. Did you ***take*** many photographs while you were in China?
3. We all had to stand still and ***pose*** for a family photograph outside the church. There were almost 50 of us!
4. That's a great photo of you. You should get it ***framed***.
5. Pam brought some photographs of her family to school to ***show*** the other students.
6. I need to get my holiday photos ***developed***. I can't wait to see what they look like! I just haven't had the time till now.

### Common expressions:

1. At the airport, I recognized Lars from the photograph he had sent me. - c
2. I carry a photo of my wife in my wallet. - e
3. The photo of Goa brought back some wonderful memories of my holiday there. - a
4. The photos didn't come out very well. Many of them were *out of focus* or too dark. - b
5. Kevin sticks photos his girlfriends all over his bedroom wall! - d

## Notes

1. Note that we keep photos **in** an album:

   *When was the last time you **looked through** your wedding album?*
2. We often use picture to mean photo:

   *Take a picture of me!*
3. With a digital camera, you need to **download** your photos onto your computer and print them at home. With a conventional camera, you take the film to a **photo shop** and **have it developed**.
4. You can **enlarge a photo** you like and **have it framed**.