What Is Photography? Photography is the art‚ science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation‚ either chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film‚ or electronically by means of an image sensor. The result in an electronic image sensor is an electrical charge at each pixel‚ which is electronically processed and stored in a digital image file for subsequent display or processing. Typically‚ a lens is used to focus
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INVENTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY Before the invention of photography‚ images were painted by artists or were duplicated by using printing plates. An image made by a painter was unique of its kind and copies of it could not be produced. Similarly‚ printing was done by hand and it required a lot of time and skill. The need remained for a process to be invented that could produce images of fine quality as well as to duplicate them. This was achieved in the 19th century with the invention of photography. A photographic
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He called it a Heliograph (sun drawing). It took eight hours to expose. Photography‚ however‚ did not really begin until 1839 when the world heard about something startling. Louis Daguerre had invented a way to permanently reproduce a fleeting image on a metal plate. It took 30 minutes to expose‚ not eight hours. The advent of this technology resulted in a new language that everyone understood. The language was photography‚ through which we could recall a moment frozen in time and could share it
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Baltimore Museum of Art: Photography of the 1960’s The exhibit we went to see was a gallery walk. It was an exhibit of pictures and the artists who produced the photos‚ and the meaning of the photos. We enjoyed it because it was particularly interesting how the 1960’s was portrayed through photography. It showed not only white Americans but African-Americans making it easily relatable. It showed hard times‚ fun times and how they made the hard times fun times. The strengths in the exhibit
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Persuasive Essay: “Does digital image manipulation affect the value of images?” Digital image manipulation refers to the process of digitally doctoring a photograph‚ to alter the original image‚ often generating a new meaning. Re-arranging and changing photographs has been around almost as long as photograph has itself‚ but as digital imaging hardware and software has both advance and have decreased in price‚ the practice of digital image manipulation has been put into practice more‚ and is harder
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Chemistry in Photography Background A photograph is an image made by a photo-chemical reaction which records the impression of light on a surface coated with silver atoms. The reaction is possible due to the light-sensitive properties of silver halide crystals. Equation form for silver halides: Ag + + e - Ag Species produced include: Ag2+‚ Ag2o‚ Ag3+‚ Ag3o‚ Ag4+‚ Ag4o In 1556‚ the alchemist Fabricius was the first to discover that light can photochemically react with these crystals to
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TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about some information related to three different types of photography. Central Idea: Photography is the art‚ science‚ and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation. INTRODUCTION I. Photography has many uses for business‚ science‚ manufacturing‚ art‚ recreational purposes and mass communication. II. A photograph
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others. The world of photography is opened through understanding of the different kinds of photography‚ different styles‚ and salary ranges. Firstly‚ there are many different kinds of photography‚ such as; wedding‚ military‚ medical‚ and wildlife photography as Zeke from New York Film Academy explains. With wedding photography‚ the goal is to create memorable and crisp shots of the groom and bride. Military photography focuses on taking photographs
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Photography is very important for fashion industry. Because people always buy clothes which have attractive looking. Purpose of fashion photographers is make clothes and models look charming. So fashion photographers is leading this industry in the first place; moreover‚ they are more effective than fashion designers. And one of the best fashion photographers in this world is Steven Meisel. He has special style and talent. We can easily see that in his photos. Well‚ What makes his photo that charming
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Photography And Context Like all visual media and art works‚ we rely heavily on context to understand and appreciate photographs. Without context‚ we risk misinterpreting what we are looking at; we may under (or over) estimate its value - or misunderstand the intentions of the photographer that produced the image. All photographic images contain contextual information that may be immediately obvious or may require interpretation. Context may also be provided from the situation in which a photograph
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