Photography

Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. It involves recording light patterns, as reflected from objects, onto a sensitive medium through a timed exposure. The process is done through mechanical, chemical or digital devices commonly known as cameras. The word comes from the Greek words φως phos ("light"), and γραφις graphis ("stylus", "paintbrush") or γραφη graphê, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines" or "drawing."Including:

Photography - Aesthetic realism and photography

Photography: Encyclopedia II - Photography - Commercial photography The commercial photographic world is traditionally broken down to: Advertising photography: photographs made to illustrate a service or product. These images are generally done with an advertising agency, design firm or with an in-house corporate design team. Editorial photography: photographs made to illustrate a story or idea within the context of a magazine. These are usually assigned by the magazine. Photojournalism: this can be considered a subset of editorial photography. Photographs made in this context ...

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Photography: Encyclopedia - Wedding photography

Wedding photography is a form of photography. It is a major commercial endeavor, supporting many studios. In addition, people who are not professionals practice wedding photography at the request of a bride or groom. Classic wedding photography includes formal portraiture in the studio, outdoor photography (often at a park, beach or scenic location on the day of the wedding) and both posed and candid shots of the couple and their guests at the religious or civil ceremony and the reception that follows. During the film era, prac ...

Photography: Encyclopedia - Kirlian photography

Kirlian photography refers to a form of contact print photography, theoretically associated with high-voltage. It is named after Semyon Kirlian, who in 1939 accidentally discovered that if an object on a photographic plate is subjected to a strong electric field, an image is created on the plate. In controversial metaphysical contexts, Kirlian photography, Kirlian energy, and so on, are sometimes referred to as just 'Kirlian'. Kirlian made controversial claims that his method showed proof of supernatural auras, said to resemble ...

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Photography: Encyclopedia - Aerial photography

Aerial photography is the taking of photographs from above with a camera mounted on an aircraft, balloon, rocket, kite, skydiver or similar vehicle. It was first practiced by the French airman Nadar in 1858. The use of aerial photography for military purposes was expanded during World War I by aviators such as Fred Zinn. Aerial photography is used in cartography, land-use planning, movie production, environmental studies, espionage, commercial advertising, and other f ...

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Aerial photography - Legal considerations

Photography: Encyclopedia II - Science of photography - Lenses

A photographic lens is composed of several lenses, to reduce the effects of Chromatic aberration, Coma, Spherical aberration, and to allow focusing, and possibly zooming capabilities. A simple example is the Cooke triplet, which was used in early cameras, but has since been replaced by more complex systems. Another, the Angenieux retrofocus allows the distance between the last lens and the film to be larger than it would be otherwise. This design is necessary for wide angle lenses on manual cameras, since otherwise the last lens would need t ...

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