Visual arts
Undid revision 1352079542 by ~2026-26611-39 (talk) reverted
| ← Previous revision | Revision as of 22:08, 1 May 2026 | ||
| Line 115: | Line 115: | ||
Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. The light patterns reflected or emitted from objects are recorded onto a sensitive medium, or storage chip, through a timed [[Exposure (photography)|exposure]].{{cite encyclopedia|title=Exposure technique|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/technology-of-photography/Exposure-technique|accessdate=2 May 2025}} The process is done through mechanical [[Shutter (photography)|shutters]]{{cite encyclopedia|title=Shutter (photography)|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/shutter-photography|accessdate=2 May 2025}} or electronically timed exposure of [[photon]]s into [[chemical]] processing or [[digitizing]] devices known as [[camera]]s.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Camera|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/camera|accessdate=2 May 2025}} |
Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. The light patterns reflected or emitted from objects are recorded onto a sensitive medium, or storage chip, through a timed [[Exposure (photography)|exposure]].{{cite encyclopedia|title=Exposure technique|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/technology-of-photography/Exposure-technique|accessdate=2 May 2025}} The process is done through mechanical [[Shutter (photography)|shutters]]{{cite encyclopedia|title=Shutter (photography)|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/shutter-photography|accessdate=2 May 2025}} or electronically timed exposure of [[photon]]s into [[chemical]] processing or [[digitizing]] devices known as [[camera]]s.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Camera|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/camera|accessdate=2 May 2025}} |
||
The word comes from the Greek φῶς ‘’phos’’ (" |
The word comes from the Greek φῶς ‘’phos’’ ("light") and γραφή ‘’graphê’’ ("drawing" or "writing"), literally meaning "drawing with light".{{cite web|title=Photography|publisher=Merriam-Webster|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photography|accessdate=2 May 2025}} Traditionally, the product of photography has been called a [[photograph]]; the term ‘’photo’’ is an abbreviation and though many call them "pictures," the term "image" has increasingly replaced "photograph," reflecting electronic capture and the broader concept of graphical representation in optics and computing.{{cite encyclopedia|title=History of photography|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/photography/Daguerreotype|accessdate=2 May 2025}} |
||
==Architecture== |
==Architecture== |
||
