 Photography is defined as the

process of forming a permanent

image or a light- sensitive material
with focused light. Photography is
a means of communication, a
research tool, a method of
retaining accurate pictorial
records of events, and an art
medium.
A photography is a picture made
through the action of light. The word
“photography” comes from Greek
words photos and graphos, meaning
“light” and “writing”.
 To take a photograph of a subject, you
need only a camera. The camera is a
tool to produce an image on the film.
When you take a picture, light rays
reflected from your subject enter the
camera through the lens.
Camera

 Is an apparatus for taking photographs,

consisting of lightproof enclosure, having
an aperture with a stuttered lens
through which an image is formed.
Camera Parts and
functions
 Lens- a convex lens in front of the camera
that converges light images to the film into
sharp images.
 Aperture Control - a diaphragm of
overlapping leaves connected in a
standardized series of “f stops”.
 Shutter release button- activates the
shutter mechanism which control the
amount of light reaching the film.
 Focusing Mechanism- moves the lens
backward and forward so that the
image seen on the viewfinder can be
brought in to focus.
 Viewfinder- used to locate the frame
the photo subject use.
Kinds of Photography
1. Snapshot Photography
2. Art Photography
3. Photojournalism
4. Commercial and Advertising
Photography
5. Portrait Photography
6. Educational Photography
7. Scientific Photography
8. Aerial Photography