–noun
- the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.
- Cinematography.
...and this is how I like to explain it :-
Fun and all out creativity, nothing else.
There's nothing to photography....its a hobby, a passion. You just need to spend time with your camera, tinkering and experimenting. Sure, photography involves certain things which experiments cannot bring...one might say, photography is about capturing those 'magic' moments, immortalizing those eye-popping instances which seem unearthly, etc etc... That's all rubbish in my viewpoint. Just take up your camera, find a suitable subject to shoot at, and start shooting, its that simple. Of course, that's where creativity sets in...choosing your subject often decides the final fate of your photo, and choosing the lighting angle and viewing angle isn't always as easy as I mentioned it to be... But, the fact still remains, that if your spend time with your camera, you are bound to develop something about photography.
Another wrong concept is that the costlier your camera is, the better your photos will be produced. Its not true either. I have seen people with high-end DSLR-s making fundamental errors, while others with compact point and shoot cameras, with sound basics, take a pleasing photo... The camera is just a tool, a tool that helps you in photography, a tool that performs according to your actions --- the more you bind yourself with this tool, the better you'll get in photography. Of course, if you produce a bad image, you cannot blame it on your camera always. You know the limitations of your camera very well, and trying to produce a good composition within those limitations will be your credit. You cannot expect to capture a lightning streak with your sleek point and shoot. But you can expect to capture a great landscape with the same camera. I simply want to conclude, photography quality isn't directly proportional to the money you spend on your camera, rather, it depends a lot on how you see the world.There is only one universal rule to photography, that is to be innovative. Try out new things, don't follow the well trodden path. Every corner of the street there might have a perfect subject, only that we are too busy with our thoughts to realize that, or our mind-set wouldn't allow us to think about the subject from the angle necessary for it to become a successful subject. Developing a correct mind-frame is definitely the most important thing about photography.
NOTHING APPLIES WHEN YOU HAVE THE CAMERA IN YOUR HAND, AND YOUR SUBJECT IN FRONT OF YOU... YOU ARE BOUND TO FORGET EVERYTHING !!!
