Alternative to "photograph"

[Thomas Lotze]

I'm looking for a "native english" alternative to the word "photograph".
To give an example, we have the word "Lichtbild" in German, which
describes the concept of an image created by or using light in native
german words. Is there an analogous word in English or has "photography"
been the first and only term ever used to describe photographs? Thank you
very much.

[Pablo]

Post by Thomas Lotze
I'm looking for a "native english" alternative to the word "photograph".
To give an example, we have the word "Lichtbild" in German, which
describes the concept of an image created by or using light in native
german words. Is there an analogous word in English or has "photography"
been the first and only term ever used to describe photographs? Thank
you very much.

Depends on context, register etc. No?

Picture - "take a picture"
Image
Snap - also a verb "to snap" = to take a picture on impulse
Plate - the original photo
Likeness
Print
Tranparency
etc.

[NewYork vn]

Post by Thomas Lotze
I'm looking for a "native english" alternative to the word "photograph".
To give an example, we have the word "Lichtbild" in German, which
describes the concept of an image created by or using light in native
german words. Is there an analogous word in English or has "photography"
been the first and only term ever used to describe photographs? Thank you
very much.
--
Thomas

Hi NG,

Can I take a pic for you?

is it okay?

NY

[Philip Shaw]

Post by Thomas Lotze
I'm looking for a "native english" alternative to the word "photograph".
To give an example, we have the word "Lichtbild" in German, which
describes the concept of an image created by or using light in native
german words. Is there an analogous word in English or has "photography"
been the first and only term ever used to describe photographs? Thank you
very much.

There isn't really a germanic-root equivalent to "photograph" - AFAIK,
"photograph" has always been the standard term used for it in
English. That is consistent with other earlier and later terms, such
as "lithograph" and "mimeograph", and doesn't stick out in English
because of the much stronger Romance influence.

(Indeed, most compound words coined in English in relatively modern
times are made from components with Greek or Latin roots (although
marketing considerations might be shifting that since Germanic words
are percived as more forceful and more down-to-earth).)