Photograph vs. Illustration

Photographnoun

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

Photographverb

(transitive) To take a photograph of.

Photographverb

(intransitive) To take photographs.

Photographverb

(intransitive) To appear in a photograph.

Photographnoun

A picture or likeness obtained by photography.

Photographverb

To take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as, to photograph a view; to photograph a group.

Photographverb

To practice photography; to take photographs.

Photographnoun

a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

Photographverb

record on photographic film;

Photographverb

undergo being photographed in a certain way;

Photographnoun

a picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused on to light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally

Photographverb

take a photograph of

Photographverb

appear in a particular way when in a photograph

Photograph

A photograph (also known as a photo) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a smartphone/camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would see.

Illustrationnoun

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

Illustrationnoun

That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

Illustrationnoun

A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.

Illustrationnoun

A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

Illustrationnoun

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

Illustrationnoun

That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

Illustrationnoun

A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.

Illustrationnoun

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

Illustrationnoun

showing by example

Illustrationnoun

an item of information that is representative of a type;

Illustrationnoun

a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

Illustrationnoun

a picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.

Illustrationnoun

the action or fact of illustrating something

Illustrationnoun

an illustrative example

Illustration

An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator.