The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to photography: Photography – process of making pictures by the action of recording light patterns, reflected or emitted from objects, on a photosensitive medium or an image sensor through a timed exposure. The process is done through mechanical, chemical, or electronic devices known as cameras.

Areas of practice

Applied photography

Scientific photography

Scientific imaging

Medical imaging

Creating images of the human body or parts of it, to diagnose or examine disease.

Commercial photography

Police and military photography

Social dimensions of photography

Photojournalism

Political dimensions of photography

Photography and desire

Subjects, styles, and formats

Photographic subjects

Photographic styles

Photographic formats

See also: Scientific imaging

Art and theory

Art and photography

Theory

Photographic technology

See also: History of photographic technology

Image capture

Camera

Types of camera

Parts of a camera

Lens

Accessories

Film

Lighting

Projection

Photographic effects

Photographic processing

Digital processing

Processes

Papers, prints, and -types

Photographic techniques

Photographic concepts

Optics

Color

Digital imaging

Digital image formats

Photography organizations

Photographic equipment makers

Museums and libraries

Museums and libraries with significant photography collections.

Photographers

Photographers by nationality

History of photography

History of photographic technology

Pioneers and inventors of photographic technology

Historic photographic processes

History of photography in culture and art

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