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How do you spell photography?

P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y

Photography is spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y, which is photograph plus a final y. Keep both ph pairs. Stock photography and stock photos describe the same field from two angles, the craft and the files it produces.

Spelling tip

Take photograph and add a y; the ending is -graphy, never -grafy or -graphie.

What it means

Photography is the craft of making photographs. Stock photography is the branch that produces pictures in advance for licensing rather than on commission.

Common misspellings

  • photografy → photography
  • fotography → photography
  • photgraphy → photography
  • photographie → photography
  • phtography → photography

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How do you spell stock photos?

Stock photos are ready-made pictures licensed for use in websites, ads, print and social media instead of commissioning a new shoot. On Cheap Stock Photos every file is an 8K JPG you can download in one click.

How do you spell stock images?

Stock images is the broader term for licensed pictures of any kind, covering stock photos, renders and illustrations that are ready to download and use.

How do you spell royalty-free?

Royalty-free means you download or pay once and then use the picture as often as you like without per-use fees. It does not mean the picture is free of copyright.

How do you spell photograph?

A photograph is a still picture captured by a camera or, in the case of AI-assisted stock photos, produced to look like one. It is the long form of photo.