PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or electronic sensor. People take pictures to keep particular moments and events Portrait and wedding photography, photographs made and sold directly to the end user of the image. Photography as a usable process goes back to the 1820s with the development of chemical photography. The first permanent photography was an image produced in 1826 by the French inventor Nicéphore  Niépce.However, the picture took eight hours to expose; All photography was Originally black and white. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its “classic” photographic look. Color photography was explored beginning in the mid 1800s One of the early methods of taking color photos was to use three cameras. Each camera would have a color filter in front of the lens. This technique provides the photographer with the three basic channels required to recreate a color image in a darkroom or processing plant. Thanks to New media and Technologically advancement we now take digital pictures using our cameras and cell phones and download them into our computers. Photography is now being commercialized, We now took photography for advertising purposes which are taken to sell the product or service. There are also fashion and glamour photography which incorporates models. Crime Scene Photography: This type of photography consists of photographing scenes of crime such as robberies and murders A black and white camera or an infrared camera may be used to capture specific details. Photography that is used in industries and institutions to check if people are behaving and are not stealing from the company .THOBEKA MBATHA