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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


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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@QMyersStudios Your photography classes, is that $35 total or $35 x's 3?
WordySmith (Danito Smitherez) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:24:01 -0000
@QMyersStudios Your photography classes, is that $35 total or $35 x's 3?
Love the Snow Photography! http://twitpic.com/wwexi - (Thanks to @bencatchpole)
MrAy10 (Ayub Seedat) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:23:52 -0000
Love the Snow Photography! http://twitpic.com/wwexi - (Thanks to @bencatchpole)
@RickNunn That site is pretty special, and so is the photography! *envious face*
evil_scientist (Nick Hayward) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:23:28 -0000
@RickNunn That site is pretty special, and so is the photography! *envious face*
RT @bencatchpole: http://twitpic.com/wwexi - snow photography! :D
theprintspace (theprintspace) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:23:16 -0000
RT @bencatchpole: http://twitpic.com/wwexi - snow photography! :D
The Windy Pixel - In defense of this thing we call HDR http://bit.ly/6WSumh #photography #hdr #technology
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The Windy Pixel - In defense of this thing we call HDR http://bit.ly/6WSumh #photography #hdr #technology
http://bit.ly/15elOH Great way to waste 20 minutes, stunning photography and a wild idea! *grabs 5D and Down Jacket*
carlcarrington (Carl Carrington) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:22:44 -0000
http://bit.ly/15elOH Great way to waste 20 minutes, stunning photography and a wild idea! *grabs 5D and Down Jacket*

 
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