15).What is photography 📷

 

Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

Photography is a visual medium that has existed since the 1800s. Since then it has evolved both in form, technology, purpose, and expression. Photography is a multifaceted craft that is constantly evolving over time. What is photography and how is it created? In this article, we’ll explore how photographs are made, the mediums used to create them, and the ways photography is used.

Purpose of photography...

As a visual medium, photography can be used for a specific purpose. This purpose of photography varies depending on the photographer’s intention, the subject of a photograph, as well as how the photograph is used. The purpose of a photograph has a large influence on how a photographer shoots, how they compose their images, and what equipment they use.

Let’s take a look at the three general purposes of photography.

Art photography

Art photography, while having countless subcategories, is a type of photography with the purpose of expression. This can be an expression of a concept the photographer wishes to explore, storytelling, abstraction, or even landscapes in the natural world such as in this image from the iconic photographer Ansel Adams.

Documentary photography

Some photographers use the medium as a means of capturing real events and subjects. This is considered documentary photography. Documentary photography often captures situations or subjects in a neutral way while also capturing the story unfolding.

Documentary photography can be found in new reports and historical collections. Documentary photography focuses heavily on the subject of the photograph. When the subject or event being captured becomes of historical importance over time, documentary photography can become iconic.

Commercial photography

commercial photography is the use of photography to promote a good, service, company or event that consumers purchase into. It is used for a purpose of persuasion. Food, fashion, and product are all examples of commercial photography.

Of course, some photography transcends these categories. Especially in recent times, commercial photography has utilized art photography in their campaigns. And some art photographers have used real people to explore their own concepts such as in street photography.  

While these purposes of photography are a general guideline to what the medium can be used for, they are not rules. Photography is a visual medium that is still being pushed and reinvented by brilliant artists.

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