Photography

Photography is a way of making a picture using a camera.^[1] A person who makes pictures using a camera is called a photographer.^[1] A picture made using a camera is called a photograph or photo.^[1] Photography became popular in the middle 19th century with Daguerreotype. Later wet plate and dry plate methods were invented. Most photography in the 20th century was on photographic film and most in the 21st uses digital cameras.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Photography". Merriam-Webster. 2009-08-24.