Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects are recorded onto a sensitive medium or storage chip through a timed exposure. The process is done through mechanical, chemical or digital devices 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." Traditionally the product of photography has been called a photograph. The term photo is an abbreviation; many people also call them pictures. In digital photography, the term image has begun to replace photograph. (The term image is traditional in geometric optics.)

Photographic image-forming devices

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Most commonly a camera or camera obscura is the image forming device and photographic film or a digital storage card is the recording medium, although other methods are available. For instance, the photocopy or xerography machine forms permanent images but uses the transfer of static electrical charges rather than photographic film, hence the term electrophotography. The rayographs published by Man Ray in 1922 are images produced by the shadows of objects cast on the photographic paper, without the use of a camera. Objects can be placed directly on the glass of a scanner to produce pictures digitally.

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kk (kris krüg) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:04:44 -0000
kk+ photo of the day: @jercrowle - 2005 http://ow.ly/RRIu #kkphotooftheday #photography
A visit to Alice's Wonderland? (from flickr pool) http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmanueltutsschiemsky/4236867611/ #photography
1001noisycamera (1001noisycamera) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:04:38 -0000
A visit to Alice's Wonderland? (from flickr pool) http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmanueltutsschiemsky/4236867611/ #photography
@Hannahhhhhhhh You have to come down here, it's great! How's the photography going - I remember you being quite keen to shoot...
Ulrichknoblauch (Ulrich) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:04:25 -0000
@Hannahhhhhhhh You have to come down here, it's great! How's the photography going - I remember you being quite keen to shoot...
should i convert my 'photo of the day' project from a wordpress.com blog to a tumblr site today? #photography
kk (kris krüg) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:04:23 -0000
should i convert my 'photo of the day' project from a wordpress.com blog to a tumblr site today? #photography
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RT @Jankovitch 25 Beautiful Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography ~ http://bit.ly/5xZIFX

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