Objectives

Since the development of photography the role of the artist has been forever changed. Camera Arts and Computer Imaging discusses the discoverery of photographic processes from the camera obscura to digital imaging.

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

• Discuss the history of photography.
• Discuss the processes used in photography.
• Discuss the many different uses of photography.
• List and define the types of photographs, each according to its own set of characteristics.
• Name some of the leading contributors to photography.