Navigation
Social Stuff
Leo
Search
« Photo Quote of the Week | Main | Photo Quote of the Week »
Sunday
Feb282010

In the History of Photography

DateSunday, February 28, 2010 at 7:37PM

We will start with the word itself.... The word photography comes from the Greeks. Comprised of two words photos ("light") and graphein ("to draw"), and means - "writing with light". Describing a method of recording images by the use of light, on a sensitive material (plate, film or digital sensor).

Authorstefanmeinl | CommentPost a Comment |

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.

My response is on my own website »
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>

Notify me of follow-up comments via email.