摄影
shèyǐng · HSK 5
photography
📷 摄影 = 摄 (absorb/take) + 影 (shadow/image) — to capture an image
摄 means to take in or absorb; 影 means shadow or reflected image. Together they describe taking in light to record an image — photography. Compare 影 in 电影 (electric shadow = movie).