“Photographic” redirects here. For the image obtained, see Photograph. For other uses, see Photography (disambiguation).
Lens and mounting of a large-format camera
Other names | Science or Art of creating durable images |
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Types | Recording light or other electromagnetic radiation |
Inventor | Thomas Wedgwood (1800) |
Related | Stereoscopic, Full-spectrum, Light field, Electrophotography, Photograms, Scanner |
Photography is the science, art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.[1]