• 撮とる — to take a photograph or video
• 撮影さつえい — filming; shooting photos
• 記念撮影きねんさつえい — commemorative photo session
• 自撮じどり — selfie photo
• 特撮とくさつ — special effects in film and television

撮 uses the hand radical 扌 on the left, showing that the action is done with the hand. The right side originally carries the idea of picking up or pinching a small amount of something. Together they suggest a hand that pinches and collects a piece of reality, which fits well with the modern meaning of “to shoot” or “to capture” an image.