Photography (pronounced /fәˈtɒɡrәfi/) (from Greek φωτο and γραφία) is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an electronic sensor. Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects activate a sensitive chemical or electronic sensor during a timed exposure, usually through a photographic lens in a device known as a camera that also stores the resulting information chemically or electronically. Photography has many uses for business, science, art and pleasure.

Lens and mounting of a large-format camera. A historic camera: the Contax S of 1949 — the first pentaprism SLR. Nikon F of 1959 — the first 35mm film system camera. Late Production Minox B camera with later style "honeycomb" selenium light meter

The word "photography" comes from the Greek φώς (phos) "light" + γραφίς (graphis) "stylus", "paintbrush" or γραφή (graphê) "representation by means of lines" or "drawing", together meaning "drawing with light." Traditionally, the products of photography have been called negatives and photographs, commonly shortened to photos.

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Should I start my own business in photography?
Q. I work at a portrait studio now and have been in photography for the last 8 years, part of me wants to go to school and learn enough about photography and how to run a small business. The other part is worried that photography is a dying business with so many people doing their own photography with digital cameras & photoshop. Is it worth all that school ,money & time?
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A. the abillity to produce great images in the camera is a dying art as people think great images are made from hours in the computer, do what you feel is the right thing to do a
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Q. I'm not new, but not exactly very good with photography. To a point I can do it. I've been taking photos of clothing I make outside for the summer, and have been quite pleased with the turnout. However, winter is just around he corner and I need to take photos inside. I'm looking for lighting tips for indoor photography. I take indoor fashion shots and need something that gives me decent light. Not regular lighting that makes everything look yellow/orange. Also, There are not many windows here so light from outside is limited. Any help would be GREALY appreciated. Thanks.
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A. You could by a couple halogen lights and place them in a way that would not create shadows. They do not have a yellow effect, as they are very bright. It also tends to depend on what kind of camera you are using. If you have a flash, use that with the back up halogen. And when you are using the halogens, do not use the room's llighting. You can buy halogens at a home supply store. I am a hobbyist photographer.
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Photography is...

  • "an austere and blazing poetry of the real" -- Ansel Adams
  • "the recording of strangeness and beauty with beguiling precision" -- Sebastian Smee
  • "a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality" -- Alfred Stieglitz
  • "the dominant and fascinating and only folk art of the twentieth century" -- Sir John Rotherstein
  • "(a means by which we)...learn to see the ordinary" -- David Bailey
  • "a contest between a photographer and the presumptions of approximate and habitual seeing. The contest can be held anywhere ..." -- John Szarkowski
  • "my meditation" -- Czar Anthony Lopez
  • "a strong tool, a propaganda device, and a weapon for the defense of the environment...and therefore for the fostering of a healthy human race and even very likely for its survival." -- Eliot Porter
  • "the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson

A camera...

  • "is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera" -- Dorothea Lange
  • "has interesting ideas of its own" -- John Szarkowski.

A photograph is...

  • "The basic material of photographs is not intrinsically beautiful. It's not like ivory or tapestry or bronze or oil on canvas. You're not supposed to look at the thing, you’re supposed to look through it. It's a window." -- John Szarkowski.

On creativity

  • “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." -- Ansel Adams
  • “My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, or the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.” -- Edward Weston
  • “Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.” -- Minor White