Photography as Art - Understanding Key Vocabulary

Critics perceived him to be an especially good painter of real-life situations.

• thought of in a particular way

• misunderstood

A camera, unlike a person’s hand, is a mechanical device.

• related to fixing equipment

• related to machines

Some people think that taking a photo of a person is analogous to painting a portrait.

• similar; comparable

• the opposite of

The artist uses a sophisticated 3D printer to create perfectly identical plastic

models of real people. The models show great detail from the wrinkles in people’s

faces to the folds in their clothing.

• basic and simple

• highly developed and complex

News reporting, unlike other kinds of writing, is expected to be objective and not

based on someone’s opinion.

• based on facts and reality

• focused on real objects

Although I do not think Banksy has the right to paint on buildings without

permission, I do acknowledge that his work is very imaginative.

• agree; admit something is true

• make a guess about something

Her fiction is very banal because the plots are never exciting and the characters

are unoriginal.

• popular; successful

• boring; uninteresting

I have a cynical view of modern art, and I wonder why it’s considered good or why

anyone would buy it.

• suspicious; negative

• formal; academic