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Also known as photo, photographs, photos, picture, pictures

thumb|A photograph thumb|A modern-day photograph of an Icelandic landscape, captured on a personal camera A photograph (also known as a photo, or more generically referred to as an image or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor. The process and practice of creating such images is called photography.

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A photograph is an image created when light hits a light-sensitive surface, such as photographic film or an electronic sensor, and the practice of making these images is called photography. Photographs allow people to capture and preserve visual moments, which is why they have become a fundamental way we document and share our experiences.

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Image
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fabrication method
photography
topic's main category
Category:Photographs
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id.cabi.org/cabt/89399
Commons category
Photographs
hashtag
photo
name in kana
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different from
Photograph
NCI Thesaurus ID
C86035
record of
light
P13411
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Types of photographs
  • Preservation
  • Paper folders
  • Polyester enclosures
  • Handling and care
  • Myths and beliefs
  • Legality
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|A photograph thumb|A modern-day photograph of an Icelandic landscape, captured on a personal camera A photograph (also known as a photo, or more generically referred to as an image or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor. The process and practice of creating such images is called photography.

Photographs are now created using a smartphone or camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would perceive.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “photograph” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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