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Raymond Wan

**PHOTOGRAPHY **

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electronic radiation, either by electronically by an image sensor or chemically by light-sensitive material such as photographic film. The history oh photography is a word made by Sir John Herschel in a lecture on March 14, 1839, but in an article published on February 25 on the same year Johann von Maedler used the same word before. The word photography derives from the Greek φωτός ( // phōtos // ), genitive of φῶς ( // phōs // ), "light" and γραφή ( // graphé // ) "representation by means of lines" or "drawing",together meaning "drawing with light".

Photography can be used for many purposes such as a business by selling pictures, keeping them a collection for own purposes and memories. Photography can also be used for taking proof of something as well. You can also teach a class about photography.

Many industries use photographs in publication and advertise their product. They use it on magazine covers, television, billboards, greeting cards or calendars, websites or products and packages.

The different types of photography include Photojournalism which goes into the field without formal training, Documentary photography which tell stories about the photo, Action Photography which takes a picture of fast and exciting photo, Macro Photography which are pictures in close range, Micro Photography which specializes in cameras and microscopes to take extremely small subjects Glamour Photography takes pictures of people Aerial Photography that specializes in the air Underwater Photography that is usually employed by scuba divers and snorkelers Art Photography is a wide variety of subjects Advertising Photography takes photos of the object the company wants them to photograph



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 * The Do’s**
 * Do something old in a new way
 * Do something new in an old way
 * Do something new in a new way, Whatever works… works
 * Do it sharp, if you can’t, call it art
 * Do it in the computer — if it can be done there
 * Do fifty of them — you will definitely get a show
 * Do it big, if you cant do it big, do it red
 * If all else fails turn it upside down, if it looks good it might work
 * Do Bend your knees
 * If you don’t know what to do, look up or down — but continue looking
 * Do celebrities — if you do a lot of them, you’ll get a book
 * Connect with others — network
 * Edit it yourself
 * Design it yourself
 * Publish it yourself
 * Edit, When in doubt shoot more
 * Edit again
 * See Citizen Kane ten times
 * Look at everything — stare
 * Construct your images from the edge inward
 * If it’s the “real world,” do it in color
 * If it can be done digitally — do it
 * Be self centered, self involved, and generally entitled and always pushing — and damned to hell for doing it
 * Break all rules, except the chairman’s
 * The Don’ts**
 * Don’t do it about yourself — or your friend — or your family
 * Don’t dare photograph yourself nude
 * Don’t look at old family albums
 * Don’t hand color it
 * Don’t write on it
 * Don’t use alternative process — if it ain’t straight do it in the computer
 * Don’t gild the lily — less is more
 * Don’t go to video when you don’t know what else to do
 * Don’t photograph indigent, people, particularly in foreign lands
 * Don’t whine, just produce

Principals of Design

** Balance **  **A large shape close to the center can be balanced by a small shape close to the edge**

** Gradation ** ** Repetition **

Repetition with variation is interesting, without variation repetition can become monotonous. ** Contrast ** Contrast is the juxtaposition of opposing elements eg. opposite colours on the colour wheel - red / green, blue / orange etc. Contrast in tone or value - light / dark. Contrast in direction - horizontal / vertical. ** Harmony ** Harmony in painting is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements. eg.adjacent colours on the colour wheel, similar shapes etc.

**Dominance ** Adds interest to the photo to give emphasis

**Unity** Relating the design elements to the the idea being expressed in a painting reinforces the principal of unity

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