verb phrase · neutral
take up photography
UK/ˈteɪk ʌp fəˈtɒɡrəfi/US/ˈteɪk ʌp fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/take·up pho·TOG·ra·phy
to start doing photography regularly as a hobby or pastime
Examples
“After retiring she decided to take up photography to document her travels.”
“He took up photography last year and now spends weekends exploring local parks.”
“If you take up photography, you’ll learn how to compose shots and edit images.”
Band 8 sentence
“Over the past year I’ve taken up photography, partly because it forces me to slow down and really look at the world around me.”
Collocations
- take up photography as a hobby
- take up photography seriously
Word family
Common mistakes
learn photography→take up photography
do photography→take up photography
Say it for a higher band
5learn photography→6take pictures→7+take up photography
Synonyms
begin photography
Easily confused
take pictures
“I always take pictures when I travel.”
learn photography
“She is learning photography at the community college.”
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