Outline of photography

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Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of capturing light on a film. Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects are recorded onto a sensitive medium or storage chip through a timed exposure. The process is done through mechanical, chemical or digital devices known as cameras.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to photography:

Contents 1 General photography concepts 2 Forms of photography 3 History of photography 4 Photography techniques 5 Camera and photography equipment 6 Photographic processing 7 Lists 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] General photography concepts

Composition in visual arts Rule of thirds Gelatin-silver process Gum printing Image histogram Exposure

Negative Focus Auto focus Depth of field Photograph Print permanence

Vignetting Shutter speed Aperture F-number Field of view Perspective (visual)

[edit] Forms of photography

Aerial photography Astrophotography Candid photography Cloudscape (photography) Conceptual photography Documentary photography Erotic photography Fashion photography Fine art photography Food photography Environmental portrait

Fire photography Forensic photography Glamour photography High speed photography Nature photography Nude photography Paparazzi Photojournalism Photomicroscopy Portrait photography

Post-mortem photography Endoscopy Senior portraits Still life photography Stock photography Street photography Underwater photography Vernacular photography Wedding photography Wildlife photography

[edit] History of photography

Technology Timeline Camera obscura Daguerrotype

Autochrome Lumière Dufaycolor

Farm Security Administration William Fox Talbot

[edit] Photography techniques

Bokeh Contre-jour Color photography Cross processing Cyanotype Digiscoping Dodging and burning Film developing Full spectrum photography Harris shutter Kite aerial photography

High dynamic range imaging (HDR) Holography Light painting Macro photography 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 Infrared photography Ultraviolet photography Time-lapse

[edit] 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

[edit] Photographic processing

C-41 process Cross processing Developer

Dye coupler E-6 process

Fixer Push processing

[edit] Lists

• List of photographers
• List of most expensive photographs
• List of photographic equipment makers

[edit] See also

[edit] 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.
• Basic Photography Tips - The basics of photography explained in a series of articles.

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