photogenic
photogenic — adjective
- photogenicpositive
- more photogeniccomparative
- most photogenicsuperlative
1. Someone who is photogenic looks naturally attractive in photographs, with their
Someone who is photogenic looks naturally attractive in photographs, with their features and expressions coming across well on camera.
Sofia laughed when the wedding photographer called her the most photogenic guest he had ever shot.
Kenji thinks he is not photogenic, so his sister takes his picture when he laughs and forgets about the camera.
not photogenic + prefers sister's candid shots
Amara rarely looks photogenic in passport photos, so she felt relieved when hers turned out well.
Nadia posts a selfie every morning, and her followers always say she is incredibly photogenic.
Grace is naturally photogenic, so her modelling pictures needed almost no changes before they were ready.
- telegenic
Used specifically for looking good on television rather than in still photographs; much less common in everyday speech.
- picture-perfect
Describes a scene or person that looks as good in real life as it does in an idealised image; broader than 'photogenic'.
- unphotogenic
The direct opposite; describes someone whose appearance is not captured attractively in photographs.
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Commonly used with 'not' to express a person's dissatisfaction with how they appear in pictures. Frequently paired with intensifiers such as 'very', 'quite', 'incredibly', or 'naturally'.