(さつえい)

さつえい
noun
photography, filming, shooting
1. photography, taking photographs
The act of taking photographs with a camera.
Let's take a commemorative photo.
I asked for the wedding to be photographed.
Photography is prohibited here.
I went to the park early in the morning to photograph the cherry blossoms.
I hired a professional photographer to take a family photo.
2. filming, shooting (video/movie)
The act of recording moving images with a video camera.
Photography is prohibited here.
Movie filming is taking place.
There is tension on the filming set.
Once filming of the drama begins, the actors stay busy for months.
I heard this movie was entirely filmed overseas.

撮影(さつえい) covers both photography (still images) and filming (video/movies). Functions as a noun or する verb.

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USAGE NOTE:
Signs saying 撮影(さつえい)禁止(きんし) (no photography/filming) are common at museums, temples, and theaters in Japan.