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Wed 18 Jan, 2017 11:41 am
The camp ended on a high note with photo taking, and light refreshments, specially prepared by volunteers, being served.
1. Is the sentence OK?
2. I looked up in my dictionaries and was surprised that I couldn't find 'photo taking'. Instead, I could find picture taking. Does the phrase 'photo taking' exist and, if so, should it be hyphenated?
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
Tang it might 'exist,' but sure ain't collo
@tanguatlay,
Quote:The camp ended on a high note with photo taking, and light refreshments, specially prepared by volunteers, being served.
The camp ended on a high note with picture taking (not clear what that means in any case - group photos? scenery?)
and light refreshments.
@tanguatlay,
I 'don't think I've ever the phrase 'photo taking' in any context.
@ehBeth,
Probly Beth 'cause it doesn't quite roll off the tongue
"Photo taking" wouldn't be incorrect, nor non-grammatical. It isn't ambiguous and people would know what you're talking about. It wouldn't be as tired a phrase as "picture taking."
@dalehileman,
I've spent years in photography; photo taking is part of the discourse, though taking photos is more likely.
My dad was head of photo for the US Army Air Force a long time ago.
Modes of conversation vary over time. I'd guess 'photo takes' was more used than photo talking.
More likely, other words, like stills.
er, not photo talking, but photo taking. That was a typo.
@dalehileman,
Just like the Inuit have over 50 words to describe snow, we have at least 10 different words to describe a "Snapshot"
Photo-taking, is OK, its more a colloquialism of the "Main Line"
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