Outline of photography
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to photography:
Photography – process of making pictures by the action of recording light patterns, reflected or emitted from objects, on a photosensitive medium or an image sensor through a timed exposure. The process is done through mechanical, chemical, or electronic devices known as cameras.
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What type of thing is photography?
Photography can be described as all of the following:[citation needed]
- Art – aesthetic expression for presentation or performance, and the work produced from this activity. (The art of) Photography produces photographs (art).
- One of the arts – as an art form, painting is an outlet of human expression, that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. Photography creates a physical manifestation of the internal human creative impulse.
- A branch of the visual arts – visual arts is a class of art forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, architecture and others, that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature.
- One of the arts – as an art form, painting is an outlet of human expression, that is usually influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. Photography creates a physical manifestation of the internal human creative impulse.
Forms of photography
- Abstract photography
- Aerial photography
- Architectural photography
- Astrophotography
- Aviation photography
- Black and white photography
- Candid photography
- Celebrity photography
- Cloudscape photography
- Conceptual photography
- Conservation photography
- Digital photography
- Documentary photography
- Endoscopy
- Environmental portrait
- Erotic photography
- Fashion photography
- Fine-art photography
- Fire photography
- Fireworks photography
- Flash photography
- Food photography
- Forensic photography
- Geophotography
- Glamour photography
- High-speed photography
- Industrial photography
- iPhoneography
- Kirlian photography
- Lifestyle photography
- Lo-fi photography
- Lomography
- Long-exposure photography
- Macro photography
- Medical photography
- Monochrome photography
- Narrative photography
- Nature photography
- Night photography
- Nude photography
- Old-time photography
- Panoramic photography
- Paparazzi
- Photojournalism
- Photomicroscopy
- Portrait photography
- Post-mortem photography
- Senior portraits
- Social photography
- Social documentary photography
- Still life photography
- Stock photography
- Straight photography
- Street photography
- Subminiature photography
- Time-lapse photography
- Travel photography
- Ultraviolet photography
- Underwater photography
- Vernacular photography
- War photography
- Wedding photography
- Wildlife photography
Camera and photography equipment
- Camera
- Dry box
- Film base
- Film format
- Film holder
- Film scanner
- Film stock
- Filter
- Flash
- Movie projector
- Photographic film
- Photographic lens
- Slide projector
- Still camera
- Toy camera
- Tripod
- View camera
Photographic processing
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Photographic techniques
- Afocal photography
- Bokeh
- Contre-jour
- Color photography
- Cross processing
- Cyanotype
- Dodging and burning
- Film developing
- Full-spectrum photography
- Harris shutter
- Kinetic photography
- Kite aerial photography
- High-dynamic-range imaging (HDR)
- Holography
- Light painting
- Macro photography
- Miniature faking
- Monochrome photography
- Motion blur
- Night photography
- Panoramic photography
- Panning
- Photogram
- Photographic print toning
- Photographic processing
- Push printing
- Rephotography
- Rollout photography
- Solarisation
- Stereoscopy
- Stopping down
- Sun printing
- Tilt–shift photography
- Infrared photography
- Ultraviolet photography
- Time-lapse photography
History of photography
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- Timeline of photography technology
- Camera obscura
- Daguerreotype
- Autochrome Lumière
- Dufaycolor
- Farm Security Administration
- William Fox Talbot
General photography concepts
- Composition in visual arts
- Image histogram
- Exposure
- Negative
- Focus
- Photograph
- Vignetting
- Shutter speed
- Aperture
- F-number
Lists
- List of photographers
- List of most expensive photographs
- List of photographic equipment makers
- List of street photographers
See also
External links
- Daguerreotype to Digital: A Brief History of the Photographic Process From the State Library & Archives of Florida.
- Judging the authenticity of Photographs: 1800s to Today Guide for collectors and historians
- Rarities of the USSR photochronicles Pioneers of Soviet Photography.
- "Every Picture Has a Story" - uses pictures from the Smithsonian's collections to show the development of the technology through the nineteenth century.
- Shades of Light (Australian Photography 1839 - 1988) the online version of the original Shades of Light published 1998, Gael Newton, National Gallery of Australia.
- Illustrated Photography - Basic Photography - The basics of photography explained in a series of articles.
- Camera Obscura - digital library on the history photographic techniques