photogenic (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[photogenic 词源字典]
1839, "produced or caused by light," from photo- "light" + -genic "produced by" (see genus). Originally in photogenic drawing, the early term for "photography;" meaning "photographing well" is first attested 1928, from photo- as short for "photograph."[photogenic etymology, photogenic origin, 英语词源]