How to Use director of photography in a Sentence

director of photography

noun phrase
  • Drew Daniels served as director of photography and shot the film on 35mm.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Will Rexer, our director of photography, would come over a lot too.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025
  • This is the work of Joel Aron, who served as director of photography for the series.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The director of photography rather enjoys it when light just flashes up, instead.
    — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
  • His father, who worked as a director of photography in Venezuela, familiarized him with the field from a young age.
    — Asli Pelit, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024
  • Josée Deshaies is the director of photography on the feature.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
  • The film was shot on 35mm by director of photography Gris Jordana.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 May 2026
  • The film was shot on 35mm by director of photography Gris Jordana.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • The cinematographer serves as the director of photography, greatly shaping the look and the feel of a film.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Props, too, to director of photography Tyson Perkins for cloaking it with moody shadows that fosters its creepy feel.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • On one hand, they are gorgeously shot by director of photography Scott Duncan.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Growing up in Denver, Lupe would ask her brother, a future director of photography, to shoot videos of her.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, her sister Madeleine — who's also a model — served as the director of photography.
    — Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Keiko Nakahara served as director of photography.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Each project gave him a chance to grow as a camera operator, and later, director of photography and program presenter.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Ryan Rothmaier edited the film and Bill Winters served as its director of photography.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Brandon Cox is onboard as director of photography.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Ars spoke with director of photography Oren Soffer to learn more about the making of The Creator.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Our director, our director of photography, and the whole crew really knocked it out of the park, in terms of staging that night and the aftermath of the hurricane as well.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Robbie Ryan served as the director of photography, with the songs and score courtesy of none other than Bastille’s Dan Smith.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Korey Rowe is director of photography.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2026
  • Wang was listed as the director of photography on the film, whose budget included charges for the rental of an off-road vehicle and indicated that the project was shooting in the desert.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The director of photography is Lidia Nikonova and the editor is Kārlis Bergs.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2023
  • Josh Pyzynski serves as director of photography.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Spielberg shoots the film with his regular director of photography, Janusz Kamiński, whose widescreen images of flares and shadows are on full display here.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
  • And Cline was tapped to finish the job as director of photography by Souza, who himself was wounded by the same bullet that fatally struck Hutchins.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Dominique Colin serves as director of photography.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • During rehearsals, the cast would work through the choreography, allowing the director of photography to plan camera positions, as well as the movements of the crew.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Joost van Gelder served as director of photography and Andy Kelly was production designer.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Manas Bhattacharyya served as director of photography, with music by Ratul Shankar.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026

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