Art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiationon a sensitive medium, such as a film, or anelectronic sensor.Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects activate a sensitive chemical or electronic sensor during a timed exposure, usually through a photographic lens in a device known as a camera that also stores the resulting information chemically or electronically. Photography has many uses for business, science, art and pleasure.
The discipline of making lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema is dealt with under Cinematography
