Monday, April 7, 2014

Photography


Every day in our generation we are photographers. Whether it's taking pictures for formals, date parties, nights out on the town, selfies on Snapchat, and Instagram; these are all examples of 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. Photography seemed to be able to capture more detail and information than traditional media, such as painting and sculpture (Wikipedia). The art of photography has been around since the photochemical process used in the 1800's. Photos were first printed in low quality black and white. The use of photogravure printing was used for the quality of reproducing the works during the 1890’s and early 1900’s (Coe). Color photography was explored beginning in the mid-19th century. Early experiments in color required extremely long exposures (hours or days for camera images) and could not "fix" the photograph to prevent the color from quickly fading when exposed to white light. The first permanent color photograph was taken in 1861 using the three-color-separation principle first published by physicist James Clerk Maxwell in 1855 (Wikipedia).

Now of days the usual uses of cameras are from cell phones, but for serious photographers there are HD Cameras that are able to capture incredible images. These cameras usually cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Every year photography technology is updated to show greater and more beautiful images. The art of photography is always changing and evolving.
Sources:
"Photography." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 May 2014. Web. 05 Apr. 2014
Coe, Brian, and Mark Haworth-Booth. A Guide to Early Photographic Processes. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1983. Print

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