Valokuvauksellisia

Valokuvauksellisia is a Finnish adjective-inflected form meaning photogenic or related to photography. It is the plural partitive form of valokuvauksellinen, which describes something that lends itself to good photography or evokes photographic aesthetics. The word builds on valokuva (photograph) and valokuvaus (photography), with the common adjective suffix -llinen giving the sense of “having the quality of” or “pertaining to.”

Usage and morphology

Valokuvauksellisia is used to modify plural nouns in the partitive case. Nominative plural of the same base adjective is valokuvaukselliset, while singular forms include valokuvauksellista (partitive singular) and valokuvauksellinen (nominative singular). In practice, the term appears in contexts such as descriptions of images, scenes, or objects that look striking in photographs. For example: “Kuvat sisälsivät valokuvauksellisia yksityiskohtia,” meaning the pictures contained photogenic or photographically striking details; “Puutarha tarjosi valokuvauksellisia kuvakulmia,” meaning the garden offered photograph-worthy angles.

Nuance

Valokuvauksellisia can carry a connotation of stylized, intentional composition—something that looks good under lighting, posing, or staging typical of photography. It is commonly used in photography critique, art commentary, and fashion or media writing to signal visual appeal suitable for a photograph, while remaining neutral about quality or taste.

Related terms

Valokuva (photograph), valokuvaus (photography), valokuvallinen (photographic, more directly related to the concept of photography).