a photograph

照片zhàopiàn

for photo

Most natural

照片

yì zhāng zhàopiàn

Used for a single photograph or printed photo.

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我拍了一张照片。

wǒ pāi le yì zhāng zhàopiàn

I took a photo.

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照片

yì piàn zhàopiàn

Sometimes used for a photo when emphasizing a slice or excerpt of a scene.

Why not 个?

一个照片

Understandable but not natural in standard Mandarin. Use 一张照片 instead.