macrophotographyn.
/ˌmakrəʊfəˈtɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˈˌmækroʊfəˈtɑɡrəfi/ Photography in which objects are reproduced at their actual size or larger but without the degree of magnification that would be obtained with a microscope. Also called photomacrography.
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microphotography1858
photomicrography1865
macrophotography1889
telephotomicrography1897
photomicroscopy1905
cinemicrography1921
photomacrography1936
1889 E. J. Wall Dict. Photogr. 114 Macro-photography, a term used to denote the enlargement of the negative.
1940 A. L. M. Sowerby Wall's Dict. Photogr. (ed. 15) 438 Macro-photography occupies a position intermediate between ordinary photography, in which objects are much reduced, and photo-micrography, in which objects are shown greatly enlarged.
1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. xiv. 147 Macrophotography, showing all the colour variations of a natural subject in close-up, is a fruitful field.
1967 Pix 6 May 24 It might be said that photomacrography (or macro-photography) is that area of close-up photography which lies between what can be done by a simple dioptre lens (close-up attachment lens) and what requires the attachment of the camera to a microscope (i.e., photomicrography).
1990 PIC July 87/2 The 35 mm. [camera] is ideal for macrophotography and..produces striking close-ups.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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