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What Is Photography

Photography involves capturing images using light. It is considered a fine art that applies elements and principles of art like contrast, emphasis, harmony, unity, balance, and pattern. Understanding these elements and principles helps photographers capture good scenes by applying artistic techniques. Photography is important because it allows people to document and learn about historical events and different cultures through pictures. A photo essay tells a story through a collection of images arranged in a specific order to convey progression of events or emotions on a particular topic.

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What Is Photography

Photography involves capturing images using light. It is considered a fine art that applies elements and principles of art like contrast, emphasis, harmony, unity, balance, and pattern. Understanding these elements and principles helps photographers capture good scenes by applying artistic techniques. Photography is important because it allows people to document and learn about historical events and different cultures through pictures. A photo essay tells a story through a collection of images arranged in a specific order to convey progression of events or emotions on a particular topic.

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What is Photography?

Photography comes from two Greek words:


photo and graph. Photo means light and graph
means drawing. An image of picture is created
by means of light, that’s why this is also referred
to as “drawing with light”.
Photography has been known today as a fine
art. With the help of camera, anyone may
capture a nice work of art. Since photography is
considered a fine art, the different elements
and principles of art are also applied.
What are the principles applied in photography?
1. Contrast as a principles of art may be shown using
complementary colors or emphasizing differences using light
and dark colors.
2. Emphasis is a principles of art in which part of the work
stand out, in order to draw the viewer‘s eye there first.
3. Harmony is a consistent, orderly, or pleasing
arrangement of parts.
4. Unity is taking the parts of a piece of art and unifying
them into something better as a whole.
5. Balance is arranging the elements in a piece so that
there is an equality from sides to the other.
6. Pattern or rhythm is simply repeating an element that
will cause the viewer’s eye to move around to each element.
Understanding the elements and principles
of art will make you capture a good scene
around you. Remember that photography is
not just about taking photos. It is about
applying or using the elements and principles
of art.
In photography, a camera is an important
tool. Camera choice depends on what the
camera can do and then abilities and interests
of the photographers. Each type of camera is
different from another. The advantages of one
camera can be a disadvantage of another.
Why is photography important?
Many people are fascinated with
photography. They may not be
professional photographers, but they take
delight in taking pictures of their family,
friends, vacations, events, and
celebration. You learn about people from
different parts of the world. Pictures show
us scene of important and historic events.
You learn events from the past with
pictures.
What is a photo essay?
A photo essay is a
collection of pictures or
images that are arrange in
specific order to tell the
progression of events,
emotions and concepts.
Steps in making a photo essay:
1. Think about a topic or theme, which
you would like to do your essay about.
Make sure your theme has a point or tells a
story.
2. Write down your ideas for photo
composition and then choose the best
ones.
3. Take photograph based on the topic
or theme you planned. Make sure you have
a large variety of photos to choose from.
4. Make sure that your
photo flow together and are
easily connected visually.
5. Finally, add captions
explaining your photos and
the story they are
portraying.

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