take a picture

1. Photograph, as in I'd love to take a picture of your garden. This idiom was first used in the 1600s for making a drawing or other portrayal. It was transferred to photography in the mid-1800s.

Example Sentences

"I remember a photographer coming over to my husband and asking if he could take a picture," she says.

From BBC

“People that come out to shows in Hollywood will ask me to hold the camera and take a picture of them,” Battle joked.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was trying to take a picture of the beautiful turquoise planter at the end of the pool, but the camera was on me, so I just snapped it,” she later told PEOPLE.

From Salon

The news conference ended with seven Lakers players and coach JJ Redick emerging from the back to take a picture with Doncic as he held up his jersey.

From Los Angeles Times

The letter got lost in the old-fashioned mail, but Bennett’s daughter had thought to take a picture of the letter, and she sent it to the Dodgers via email.

From Los Angeles Times