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Chong Zhi Wei (1092700116)
Bherooz (1091100422)
Hirad (1081107395)
Seyed Reza Shojaei (1081106446)
Ahmad Hadi (1091100623)

After completed our mind map. Our group have compiled up information for both creative multimedia and its close relationship to photography and many other function for both creative multimedia and photography. Our group first compile all the information and then summarize it in order to complete the essay wihout giving unnecessary information
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Stage 2- Essay and Report

Photography Portal

Photography is a term used to define the process of capturing either static or moving photos with the use of photographic film or electronic sensor. It is an interesting field of Art which associates the latest technology with human’s creative perception in order to create a visual expression presented by a photo. Nowadays, beside the artistic approach towards photography, it is become also common to use photos for industrial and business related purposes. A photo, despite of its artistic potential, which is achieved by utilizing the elements of designs and principles of organization, possesses informative content that could be use to convey the needed data to the audience.
In order to comprehend the concept of photography, and its development since the existence of the very early photos, it is necessary to review it in different aspects such as its History, the cameras, the styles and the technology.

Photography

The history
The word “photography “is originally taken from the Greek words phōs and gráphein
Which mean “light” and “to write” respectively. Even though the first signs of photography could be seen within 5th and 6th century (with the invention of “pinhole Camera), the first photograph was made in French in1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce whose subsequent effort was on Silver compounds. Niece’s experiments were followed by Louis Daguerre, working on the silver process. This process got popular in the middle of Industrial Revolution. The development of Photography has also been contributed by Sergei Lvovich Levitsky (designing bellows camera), George Eastman (eveloping dry gel on paper- Kodak Camera) and Russel A.Kirsch (Digital scanning process). Color Photography, was explored in 19th century, however the first fully colored plate was not produced until 1907. The exposure through new techniques and inventions led to the genesis of Digital photography.

What is Digital Photography?
In simple terms, it means using photography to capture images using digital technology. In the past, photographic film was the main ingredient for photography. But through progress and development, photography has taken the next level in its evolution by utilizing digital technology. With digital technology, you can print, store, display and do so much more with your pictures than you ever thought possible! You can use your equipment to store the images or, if you have a computer, you have the ability to transfer and store your photos onto your computer's hard drive.
With digital technology stepping in, it certainly has changed traditional photography in so many ways.

Camera
A camera generally consists of an enclosed hollow with an opening at one end for light to enter, and a recording or viewing surface for capturing the light at the other end. A majority of cameras have a lens positioned in front of the camera's opening to gather the incoming light and focus all or part of the image on the recording surface.
A camera, no matter in what type, shape and form will always need a lens. A camera lens, or known commonly as photographic lens are optical is the most basic but also the heart of the camera we all use today. Although the lens use the basic principle of convex lens, camera’s lens was significantly shift to different specification depend on the function it serve. The lens’s ability to capture images, both still and motion is why we still implemented till this day. Despite this, camera lens also undergone major changes and modification to fit its role and its need.
Camera’s ability to capture images is through the recording radiation and light spectrum or known as UV lights, the light transmitting to the surface of the photography film.
Conclusion:
Hence, the human developments in every aspect of life would demand the development in the use of photography. A photograph might be used as an informative resource, a piece of art, an advertisement, or simply a sign to remember a memory. Photographers as Artists find their field of interest and capture the moments that they wish to save eternally .To do so, they utilize the latest technology provided and explore the visual, physical and conceptual and even spiritual aspects of the subjects. In fact, what a photo does is that it expresses the static eternity that lies beyond the reality of subjects by simply releasing them from the actual physical movement.

Reference:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_film
4. http://www.dpreview.com/
5. http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/index.htm