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=__**PHOTOGRAPHY**__=

Definition/History:
The word photography comes from the Greek word φωτός, which is a cominbation of two words: light, and drawings. The word can be traced as far back as 1839, used by astronomers and university professors.

Different ways photography can be used:
Photography is often used for storing memories, like taking pictures of families. It's also often used for magazine covers of various sorts, advertisements, logos, to tell stories, for movies, and It's also used for science to study things like movement.

Industries:
Sports - for reference later(for highlights) Newspapers - to provide examples of stories Fashion - to provide examples Political - for evidence in court Movie Industry - stills for advertisement Music - for album cover

There are lots of genres of photography and almost anything can be a genre itself, but some examples are: Fashion Glamor Wedding Advertising Natural Still-Life Fine Art Portrait
 * Genres of Photography:**

Animator - Technical experience, and being familiar with the tools Graphic Designer - Creativity and a great understanding in various concepts of art Illustrator - being artistic Medical Illustrator - being familiar with the human body Press Photographer - knowing how to get information and pictures of mainstream stories
 * What's needed for jobs related to Photography:**

__ Photo of Ray Allen Shooting __ a basketball is a good example of amazing sports photography. Ray Allen's shot is considered to be a textbook example of what a  perfect shot is supposed to be like. From this photo, you can analyze his shot and learn how to shoot a proper shot, which is why it makes this photo //amazing//. One thing that makes this photo //interesting// is the lighting. People think a basketball shot is all about your hands, but with the lighting, you can see it goes from dark from the top, so it  takes attention away from it, and gets brighter as it goes down. Like a proper basketball shot, more attention is on the legs, where a basketball shot should truly matter. ||
 * Examples of Amazing Photography:**
 * This photo of Ray Allen shooting

a few different types of photography. It can even be considered a portrait photo(of a fish). What makes it //amazing// is the way it focuses on the fish's beautiful eyes taking away attention from the not so important body. || This is a good example of still-life photo. It captures a simple moment that water goes through and gives us something to look at that we don't usually see. It uses the elements of design very well, especially the way it uses value, proportion, and size.
 * __Photo of Fish__ ||
 * This photo of a fish is an example of a combination of

This is a photo of dough. What makes this photo interesting is the way if focuses on the spiral on the side. It's also a good example of how the rule of thirds is incoporated into photography, making the focus on one of the thirds.

This is a good example of amazing sports photography. It also has a combination of aspects from the elements of design, it has an interesting camera angle that shows how high he gets off the ground (which isn't appreciated enough), and it has an interesting way of incorporating lighting with the way it naturally fades from the bottom-up.

DOs and DON'Ts: Do's: -Try to focus on things you're interested in -Capture awkwardness -Do everything yourself -Do not do once... do 50. -Share it

Don'ts: -Less is more -Try not to be self centered. -Don't avoid taking photos of something boring -Hand colouring -Avoid white walls

-**Balance**: how a piece of a art combnies things that contrast and make it seem natural, and visually stable.
 * Principles of Design:**




 * -Proportion:** the variety of sizes in objects within a piece of art that can send attention in a certain direction.


 * -Unity:** How a piece of art combines all the elements and principles into one, and how well they go together.

-**Contrast:** how things completely different go together(like composite colours, or black and white)

-**Repition:** it is the use of patterns, having the same thing over and over to create a kind of design

-**Variety**: the opposite of repition, the piece of art is a combination of multiple things and uses different elements and principles of art


 * -Camera Angles**
 * ---Eye Level :** Level where we would see them in real life(most common, right at eye level)
 * ---High Angle :** Level where the camera is above the subject, usually the angle is looking down on them, making the subject seem smaller
 * ---Low Angle :** Level where the camera is below the subject, sometimes used to make the subject seem taller
 * ---Bird's Eye :** Level where the camera is above something which includes a scene. It shows a different spatial perspective. (Often used in sports)
 * ---Slanted :** The camera is on an angle horiznontally to create a dramatic effect.


 * -Shot Lengths**
 * ---Extreme Long Shot :** Photo taken from really far away, you see the full person, buildings, and their surroundsings.
 * ---Long Shot :** A shot that shows life-size of the subject
 * ---Medium Shot :** In terms of a portrait it'd be showing as low as waist, and up.
 * ---Close Up :** Shows very little background, and concentrates on things like a face, to as low as the neck.
 * ---Extreme Close Up :** An extreme version of close up.


 * -Types of Lighting**
 * ---Side Lighting :** Light coming from right
 * ---Back Lighting :** Light coming from the back of the subject
 * ---Rim Lighting :**
 * ---Ambient Light**
 * ---Soft or Diffuse Light**
 * ---Hard Lighting**
 * ---Spotlight**
 * ---Artificial Lighting:**
 * ---Various Combinations of Light**