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Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed in many fields of science, manufacturing (e.g., photolithography), and business, as well as its more direct uses for art, film and video production, recreational purposes, hobby, and mass communication. Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure. With an electronic image sensor, this produces an electrical charge at each pixel, which is electronically processed and stored in a digital image file for subsequent display or processing. The result with photographic emulsion is an invisible latent image, which is later chemically "developed" into a visible image, either negative or positive, depending on the purpose of the photographic material and the method of processing. A negative image on film is traditionally used to photographically create a positive image on a paper base, known as a print, either by using an enlarger or by contact printing. Etymology The word "photography" was created from the Greek roots φωτός (phōtós), genitive of φῶς (phōs), "light" and γραφή (graphé) "representation by means of lines" or "drawing", together meaning "drawing with light". Several people may have coined the same new term from these roots independently. Hércules Florence, a French painter and inventor living in Campinas, Brazil, used the French form of the word, photographie, in private notes which a Brazilian historian believes were written in 1834. This claim is widely reported but is not yet largely recognized internationally. The first use of the word by Florence became widely known after the research of Boris Kossoy in 1980. The German newspaper Vossische Zeitung of 25 February 1839 contained an article entitled Photographie, discussing several priority claims – especially Henry Fox Talbot's – regarding Daguerre's claim of invention. The article is the earliest known occurrence of the word in public print. It was signed "J.M.", believed to have been Berlin astronomer Johann von Maedler. The astronomer John Herschel is also credited with coining the word, independent of Talbot, in 1839. The inventors Nicéphore Niépce, Talbot, and Louis Daguerre seem not to have known or used the word "photography", but referred to their processes as "Heliography" (Niépce), "Photogenic Drawing"/"Talbotype"/"Calotype" (Talbot), and "Daguerreotype" (Daguerre). History Precursor technologies Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries, relating to seeing an image and capturing the image. The discovery of the camera obscura ("dark chamber" in Latin) that provides an image of a scene dates back to ancient China. Greek mathematicians Aristotle and Euclid independently described a camera obscura in the 5th and 4th centuries BCE. In the 6th century CE, Byzantine mathematician Anthemius of Tralles used a type of camera obscura in his experiments. The Arab physicist Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (965–1040) also invented a camera obscura as well as the first true pinhole camera. The invention of the camera has been traced back to the work of Ibn al-Haytham. While the effects of a single light passing through a pinhole had been described earlier, Ibn al-Haytham gave the first correct analysis of the camera obscura, including the first geometrical and quantitative descriptions of the phenomenon, and was the first to use a screen in a dark room so that an image from one side of a hole in the surface could be projected onto a screen on the other side. He also first understood the relationship between the focal point and the pinhole, and performed early experiments with afterimages, laying the foundations for the invention of photography in the 19th century. Leonardo da Vinci mentions natural camerae obscurae that are formed by dark caves on the edge of a sunlit valley. A hole in the cave wall will act as a pinhole camera and project a laterally reversed, upside down image on a piece of paper. Renaissance painters used the camera obscura which, in fact, gives the optical rendering in color that dominates Western Art. It is a box with a small hole in one side, which allows specific light rays to enter, projecting an inverted image onto a viewing screen or paper. The birth of photography was then concerned with inventing means to capture and keep the image produced by the camera obscura. Albertus Magnus (1193–1280) discovered silver nitrate, and Georg Fabricius (1516–1571) discovered silver chloride, and the techniques described in Ibn al-Haytham's Book of Optics are capable of producing primitive photographs using medieval materials. Daniele Barbaro described a diaphragm in 1566. Wilhelm Homberg described how light darkened some chemicals (photochemical effect) in 1694. The fiction book Giphantie, published in 1760, by French author Tiphaigne de la Roche, described what can be interpreted as photography. In June 1802, British inventor Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance. He used paper or white leather treated with silver nitrate. Although he succeeded in capturing the shadows of objects placed on the surface in direct sunlight, and even made shadow copies of paintings on glass, it was reported in 1802 that "the images formed by means of a camera obscura have been found too faint to produce, in any moderate time, an effect upon the nitrate of silver." The shadow images eventually darkened all over. Invention The first permanent photoetching was an image produced in 1822 by the French inventor Nicéphore Niépce, but it was destroyed in a later attempt to make prints from it. Niépce was successful again in 1825. In 1826 he made the View from the Window at Le Gras, the earliest surviving photograph from nature (i.e., of the image of a real-world scene, as formed in a camera obscura by a lens). Because Niépce's camera photographs required an extremely long exposure (at least eight hours and probably several days), he sought to greatly improve his bitumen process or replace it with one that was more practical. In partnership with Louis Daguerre, he worked out post-exposure processing methods that produced visually superior results and replaced the bitumen with a more light-sensitive resin, but hours of exposure in the camera were still required. With an eye to eventual commercial exploitation, the partners opted for total secrecy. Niépce died in 1833 and Daguerre then redirected the experiments toward the light-sensitive silver halides, which Niépce had abandoned many years earlier because of his inability to make the images he captured with them light-fast and permanent. Daguerre's efforts culminated in what would later be named the daguerre.... Discover the Photography popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Photography books.
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High Dynamic Range Photography
Steve HuskissonHigh Dynamic Range Photography by Steve Huskisson shows images captured by Steve in South Florida. Using multiple exposures or bracketed shots, Steve combines the images to make t...
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Lighting Essentials - COFA Online Resources
Simon McIntyre & Andrew LangcakeThis book is the first in a series of interactive learning resources for creative practices from COFA Online. It explores primary concepts involved with lighting for video, photogr...
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Baby Animals
Snapshot Picture LibraryLet's play with baby animals! Accompanied by a readalong audio track, more than 70 colorful photos showcase baby animals from all over the world. Meet and learn about all sort...
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My Travels to Iceland
Dennys BisognoMy trip to Iceland in the Fall of 2009 left a great impression on me. The beauty of the land, people and culture, captivated my attention during and after the trip. This ebook is a...
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Photography
Tom Ang & Tom Ang PartnershipLearn how to take photos like the greats! Transform an interest in photography into an exciting hobby or possible professional endeavor with this fantastic photography bookThe page...
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A Graphic Guide to Greek Mythology
Matt AmosA Graphic Guide to Greek Mythology takes a look back at some of the most illustrious Gods, monsters and creatures from the great stories of Ancient Greece. Each page is fully illus...
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Street Photography
Rafael PeriniStreet Photography pictures by Rafael Perini
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Photography
Craig Stottlemyer & Elizabeth StottlemyerA book on photography with illustrations to educate on aperture and shutter speed, and how these interrelate. Also provides information on light and ISO.
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Basic Photography
Jeff CurtoFrom an overview of the components of a camera to an exploration of exposure, aperture, shutter speed, lenses, depth of field, composition and more, this book will help you get sta...
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Photography
Julia TikhonovaJulia Tikhonova is professional photographer based in Moscow, Russia. This book contains photography portfolio by Julia. There are portraits of a men and a women. It also contains ...
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Photography
Julia NamThis is a school assessment for technology, which is about photography techniques and examples of them.
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Daniel Elliot
Daniel Elliot PhotographyFashion and beauty photographer, Daniel Elliot has created this unique display of images in an effort to share some of his work. This eBook is dedicated to all of the fantast...
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Simply Flowers, Summer
Jane PalmerPhotographs of a selection of Summer flowers including comfrey, roses, yellow corydalis, euphorbia griffithii (Fireglow), water lilies, pansies, kniphofia (red hot poker), hibiscus...
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Simply Flowers, Spring and Summer
Jane PalmerPhotographs of a selection of Spring and Summer flowers including blueberry, irises, wisteria, roses, tulips, tritonia, rhododendrons, flowering currant, moth orchids, periwinkles,...
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Animals
Tony XuCheck out all kinds of animals around the world including lions, tigers, penguins, kangaroos, giraffes, elephants, snakes and many more you like to see. Watching many videos and e...
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How to Photograph the Solar Eclipses
Alan DyerLearn how to photograph the solar eclipses in 2023 and 2024 with a wide range of techniques and camera gear: Simple phone cameras DSLR and Mirrorless still cameras (fo...
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Photography
Alex DiazIn this book you will see amazing pictures. The Images were taken in Las Vegas and in Mexico City by Alex Diaz. The images are unique; pictures that you will like. The Images that ...
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Photography Composition
Lluís Ribes i PortilloDo you want to take better photos? Lluís Ribes has adapted his tutorial on Photography Composition for iBooks. Download it for free and in 13 chapters you will be able to go over ...
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Photography
Bert KragesSince the beginning of the twentieth century, photographic composition has been taught mostly by applying the principles from the field of graphic design. But the factor that disti...
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The Emerald Tablets of THOTH
Thoth the Atlantean & Quinn MichaelsThe history of the tablets translated in this book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists, archeologists, and scholars. Their antiquity is amazing information ...
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Photography for Everyone
Nick SouthThis is a short guide designed to give the beginning photography some ideas on the basic features of their camera and techniques to help them take a better picture.
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8 Types Of Natural Light That Will Add Drama To Your Photographs
Anne McKinnellThe first step to becoming a better nature photographer is to understand light.Discover the 8 types of natural light and learn techniques you can use to increase the quality and dr...
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Insights from Beyond the Lens
Robert Rodriguez JrInsights from Beyond the Lens Inside the Art and Craft of Landscape Photography Insights from Beyond the Lens is a short new book from landscape photographer Robert Rodriguez Jr th...
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Bikini Paradise Magazine
Gus McTavishBikini Paradise is a coffee table magazine designed to introduce the models and photographers attending Paradise Workshops held regularly in a beautiful Tropical location. A very i...
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Digger the Dinosaur
Rebecca DotlichDigger the Dinosaur may be huge, but he has the heart of a preschooler. He loves to help but gets mixed up a lot. In Digger the Dinosaur, Digger wants to play baseball wi...
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Simply Flowers, Spring
Jane PalmerPhotographs of a selection of Spring flowers including a slipper orchid, tulips, ranunculi, magnolias, pansies, cherry blossom, camellias, daffodils, apple blossom, rosemary, primu...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar WildeDorian is a goodnatured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he app...
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Portrait Photography
Joe ScrivensThis isn’t a tutorial book, it’s simply a book to inspire. Take a look through each photograph and see the settings and equipment that were used to take each shot. It is desi...
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How to Photograph the Northern Lights
Patrick J. EndresHow to Photograph the Northern Lights (second edition) Text and photography by Patrick J. Endres with aurora science notes by Neal Brown If photographing the northern lights (auror...
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Develop Great Images in Lightroom
Photofocus, Nicole S. Young, Levi Sim, Rob Sylvan, Richard Harrington & Gerard MurphyAre you looking to make your photos great? Join the gurus from Photofocus as they share practical advice on how to develop fantastic images with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom....
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Vs. Adobe Photoshop
Dan AblanIf you're using Adobe Bridge to manage your photo library, you're not only wasting valuable time, you're missing out on the many great features of Adobe Lightroom. Contrary to popu...
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New York
Marcus KasparEnjoy a full spread coffeetable photo book of New York City, the most exciting place in the world. Five chapters will lead you through this beautifully designed book. Each of it fe...
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National Parks And Monuments
Wolfgang HauthThis photo book contains 159 images in full screen resolution, showing 48 North American National Parks and National Monuments. Each photo contains a link to the website of the par...
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Plastic Porn
Alejandra UrbinaEs un libro basado en la critica social sobre la sexualidad actual, debido al internet, las redes sociales y el medio. Es un proyecto fotografico, no descriptivo.
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The PhotoGuides Guide to Photography
Ash DaviesThe PhotoGuides Guide to Photography is a complete beginner's guide to photography. This book holds a detailed collection of guides that can help a beginner discover the functions ...
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Photography
Nicholas ThumigerHave you ever wanted to take a picture that makes other people say "Wow"? Well, you have stumbled upon the right book. Every photo should create or stimulate an emotion within the ...
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Guide To Portrait Photography Basics
Adorama & Mason ResnickYou've probably tried your hand at portrait photography beforemany timeswithout really thinking about it. Any posed snapshot of family and friends is a portrait, but with a little ...
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Allegiant
Veronica RothThe explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent series of books reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that captivated millions of readers a...
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Pandorium Photography
Alan TangPhotography has evolved into more than a hobby or an art form over the years. It has proven itself to be a reliable and accurate source of reference and record to events. It has pr...
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Photography
Alex DiazI am a person who loves photography. I love to share my photos with other people. This book includes photos that I've taken in Las Vegas. Let my pictures inspire you to take nice p...