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**The word photography derives from Greek words:**
φῶς ** meaning light ** φωτός ** meaning photos **
 * and ** γραφή ** meaning graph/drawing **


 * Photography can be used to for artistic purposes, or it can be used scientifically. Photography is useful in science because events can occur faster and smaller then the human eye can see.**


 * Types of Photography:**


 * Amateur** **- Photography by one who takes pictures as a hobby and not for profit.**


 * Commercial - Photography which is bought for commercial use. The photographer is often paid for his work and the quality tends to be better tha Amateur photography.**


 * Art - High quality photography which conveys a deeper meaning. The images could be symbolic or raise awareness on a specific topic.**


 * Science - Scientific photography is used to capture events that are not easily visible to the human eye. Additionally, this type of photography is used for forensic analysis.**


 * The skills necessary for photography are a still hand and a keen eye.**

**__ Camera Angles __** **1. Birds-Eye View: Directly over head.** **2. High Angle: Less extreme than Birds-Eye. Camera elevated above the action, generally by a crane.** **3.Eye Level: Neutral alignment. 5-6 feet above the ground.** **4.Low Angle: Closer to the ground tilted upwards.** __** Shot Lengths **__

1. Extreme Long-Shot: This can be taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scene-setting, establishing shot. It normally shows an EXTERIOR, eg the outside of a building, or a landscape, and is often used to show scenes of thrilling action eg in a war film or disaster movie. There will be very little detail visible in the shot, it's meant to give a general impression rather than specific information.   2. Long-Shot generally one which shows the image as approximately "life" size ie corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema. This category includes the FULL SHOT showing the entire human body, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom. 3.Medium-Shot Contains a figure from the knees/waist up and is normally used for dialogue scenes, or to show some detail of action. 4.Close-Up This shows very little background, and concentrates on either a face, or a specific detail of mise en scène. Everything else is just a blur in the background. This shot magnifies the object (think of how big it looks on a cinema screen) and shows the importance of things, be it words written on paper, or the expression on someone's face. 5.Extreme Close-Up:  An extreme close-up of a face, for instance, would show only the mouth or eyes, with no background detail whatsoever. This is a very artificial shot, and can be used for dramatic effect. The tight focus required means that extra care must be taken when setting up and lighting the shot - the slightest camera shake or error in focal length is very noticeable.