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− | '''Photography''' is the [[art]] or procedure of creating pictures or images by the action of radiant energy (typically visible light) on a sensitive surface such as reactive film. While black and white is still a popular photography choice, today's film and digital photographs are primarily shot in color. The word photography comes from Greek words and means “drawing with light.” | + | '''Photography''' is the [[art]] or procedure of creating pictures or images by the action of radiant energy (typically visible light) on a sensitive surface such as reactive film. While black and white is still a popular photography choice, today's digital and film photographs are primarily shot in color. The word photography comes from Greek words and means “drawing with light.” |
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| == History == | | == History == |
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− | Frenchman, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, took the first photo in '''1826'''. It was taken in Paris and was called “View From the Window of Gras”. To achieve this, Joseph Niepce used a Camera Obscura and called the process Heliograph. The process never became practical for everyday use and could not be used for commercial purposes. | + | Frenchman, Joseph Nicephore Niepce <ref>[http://niepce.house.museum/ Niepce.house.museum] |
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| + | , took the first photo in '''1826'''. It was taken in [[Paris]] and was called ''“View From the Window of Gras”'' <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=vftTAAAAMAAJ&q=Joseph+Nicephore+Niepce+View+From+the+Window+of+Gras&dq=Joseph+Nicephore+Niepce+View+From+the+Window+of+Gras&client=safari&cd=3 Seizing the Light: A History of Photography] By Robert Hirsch</ref>. To achieve this, Joseph Niepce used a Camera Obscura and called the process Heliograph. The process never became practical for everyday use and could not be used for commercial purposes. |
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| In 1839 Louis Jacques Daguerre (who worked with Joseph Niepce), announced a new photographic process called Daguerreotype to the French Academy. The process was more practical than Heliography and ushered in the photographic era. | | In 1839 Louis Jacques Daguerre (who worked with Joseph Niepce), announced a new photographic process called Daguerreotype to the French Academy. The process was more practical than Heliography and ushered in the photographic era. |
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| + | ==References== |
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