what is photography
What is photography?” or “what is a photograph?”; you will surely think that answers to these questions are pretty obvious. Everyone knows what is a photograph! Simply put, photography is the art or act of taking photographs. The device that is used to take photos is called a camera. Photographs are the visual records created by the impressions of light on a variety of light-sensitive surfaces. Literally also, the word photograph means “drawing with light”. The word photograph is made of two Greek words; photo means light and graph means drawing (or record).
Photography, as we see it today, was invented in nineteenth century. And last couple of centuries, the art and science of photography has developed by leaps and bounds. The modern photography is an important medium of conserving information for the coming generations. It is a very common method of communication and expression. Therefore, no surprise that photography has developed into a well-established form of art as well.
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS 