The Basics of Photography

Photography is a Greek Word that means light, and drawing. In 1839, photography had become known to the world by Sir John Herschel in London. Photography is now very popular, and is something that everyone has seen. Almost every family has photos in their house, and many more take them every day to preserve memories for all of the years to come.  

Photography is the science and art of creating photos by recording light and electromagnetic radiation either chemically or electronically. Most people never knew this because they just take their photos to the lab and get them printed. Also, there was the Polaroid camera that instantly developed the photos whenever the paper sits after being exposed to light.  A lot of people really liked this because they could see their photo almost instantly after they took it.

The quality of cameras has improved over the years, and other types of film and cameras were created. Photography is more than just for family’s memories; it is now a major thing in art. Some different types of photography are photo journalism, portrait, documentary, artistic, event, nature, family, and underwater.

For some people photography is a career, but for others it is a pastime or a hobby. Digital photography has become very popular because you can just load the photo onto your computer and view it instantly, and then you don’t have to deal with film and developing. Digital photography can be saved on CD’s, shared through email and on the web, and most cameras have a screen where you can view the photo right on the camera.

New technology is being released on each new digital camera because they are advancing in technology every day. You can get a low quality camera at a retail store now for about $15, but it most likely does not have very good quality and no flash. There are other cameras out there that can cost you around $30 to $1500. Most normal people will get a high-teach digital camera for around $200.

This amount of money may seem like a lot, but it is way cheaper than the cost of film and developing. You can defiantly save a lot of money by using digital, and can make as many copies of the photo as you need. Since the early days of photography it has come a long way, and it will be here for millions of years to come.