Tools

• The main tool used in photography is the camera. There are two types of cameras; film based and digital based systems. Both create photographs, or visual documentation of moments in time.
  
  

Accessories

• External lighting is often used in conjunction with the camera. On camera flash units add extra light to photographs. Free standing studio lighting is used in portrait studios. Tripods help steady the camera for sharp photographs.
  
  

Types

• From family snapshots to professional portraits, photojournalism in the newspapers or scientific data recordings, there are many applications for photography.
  
  

Effects

• Photography creates a visual record. This documentation can teach future generations about the past, preserve history and help revive memories.
  
  

Identification

• Photography can be found in everyday life. On the cover of a magazine, cereal box, in frames on the wall or in school text books, photography presents visual information.