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CANDID PHOTOGRAPHY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- candid picture
1, record 1, English, candid%20picture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- candid photograph 1, record 1, English, candid%20photograph
correct
- candid photo 2, record 1, English, candid%20photo
correct
- candid photography 3, record 1, English, candid%20photography
correct
- candid shot 4, record 1, English, candid%20shot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unposed [photographic image] of people taken without the subject’s knowledge. 5, record 1, English, - candid%20picture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photo spontanée
1, record 1, French, photo%20spontan%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- photographie spontanée 2, record 1, French, photographie%20spontan%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Photographie qui a été prise à l'improviste sans que le ou les sujets captés en aient eu connaissance. 3, record 1, French, - photo%20spontan%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- candid photography
1, record 2, English, candid%20photography
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The practice of photography based on unposed] shots of people taken without the subject’s knowledge. 2, record 2, English, - candid%20photography
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- photographie spontanée
1, record 2, French, photographie%20spontan%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- photographie à l'improviste 2, record 2, French, photographie%20%C3%A0%20l%27improviste
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Photographie pratiquée furtivement sans que les sujets qui en font l'objet en aient connaissance. 3, record 2, French, - photographie%20spontan%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-08-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- candid recording 1, record 3, English, candid%20recording
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
candid photography : candidly 1, record 3, English, - candid%20recording
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement sonore à l'insu des orateurs 1, record 3, French, enregistrement%20sonore%20%C3%A0%20l%27insu%20des%20orateurs
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
photographie sonore à l'insu des orateurs 1, record 3, French, - enregistrement%20sonore%20%C3%A0%20l%27insu%20des%20orateurs
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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