kodakan v.— «The word Kodak itself is synonymous with photography. In the Philippines, the street lingo “kodakan” is often used as a generic term: to take a picture—though now, more often used as a whimsical statement.» —“The end of Kodachrome is...
squircle v.—Gloss: To make a square photograph of a round object. Note: There is a Flickr group of such photos. «This must be photographed quite a bit, but i do wonder if it has been squircled.» —by striatic Flickr (Seattle, Washington) Oct. 6...
kinnear v.— «I know, I’ll take my camera out of my purse and just sort of hang my hand down and look all casual and not even look at him and take his picture in SECRET.…So I Kinneared Julia in her car.…By this time I had begun to think that this...
bull rope n.— «He said for years that he was at the funeral and that he photographed the boy. “I had a telephoto lens on my camera, and we were across the street behind what we called the ‘bull rope,’ that we had to stay there,” he said in an...
FLOP n.— «Often the groom’s family pays for what’s known as FLOP—flowers, liquor, orchestra and photography/videography—and the bride’s family covers the reception. This usually comes out even, according to Rosenthal, especially since the bride’s...
pap v.— «Pap Snaps Embarrass The Rich And Famous.…Paparazzi—the Italian name comes from the sound of popping flashbulbs—need incredible persistence and the hide of a rhinoceros. Irate subjects snapped in compromising situations often take a swing...