Photography: Literally writing or drawing with light (from the greek words photos meaning light and graphos, writing). First suggested by sir john herschel to william fox talbot in 1839.

 

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Photography: Literally writing or drawing with light (from the greek words photos meaning light and graphos, writing). First suggested by sir john herschel to william fox talbot in 1839.

Two-Color Photography: Simple method of color photography which analyzes the spectrum into two parts instead of three, forming images which are combined with complementary colors.

Ballistic Photography: Photography of weapons, ammunition and projectiles usually used for analysis.

High Art Photography: General term for an early form of artistic photography (1851-1870), in which photographers set out to match the style and subject matter of paintings of the period.

Multi-Band Photography: Is a method of aerial photography using cameras and scanners which are sensitive to different wavelengths in the spectrum to record different subject characteristics.

Macrophotography: Is photography which produces an image larger than the original subject size without the use of a microscope.

Air-To-Air Photography: Photography of aircraft in flight from another aircraft.

Documentary Photography: Taking of photographs to provide a record of social and political situations with the aim of conveying information.

Bubble Chamber Photography: Method of analyzing the paths of high-speed sub-atomic particles.

Chronophotography: Technique pioneered by eadweard muybridge, for recording objects in motion by taking photographs at regular intervals.