The Basics of Basic Photography

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Photography is the science, art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically utilizing an image sensor, or chemically through a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. Cox (2022) defines Photography as “the art of capturing light with a camera, usually via a digital sensor or film, to create an image.†Photography can serve many purposes and have many facets. Photography can tell a story, it can capture a moment in time, can document, and can be art. There are many technical uses for photography as well as social and creative ones. How we use and interact with photography is highly personal and will differ from one person to the next. Photography can be an art form, but not all photographs are created to be artworks or forms of artistic expression. It took time for photography to be truly recognized as a valid art form. However, in the present day, many art museums and art galleries now exhibit photographic artworks (Eden Gallery, 2021).