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Introduction to Photography Photography is the art of capturing light and images using a camera. There are many different types of photography, including portrait, landscape, street, nature, and action photography, among others. A basic photography setup typically includes a camera, a lens, and a light source. The camera captures the image, and the lens focuses the light onto the camera's sensor or film. The light source, whether it be natural or artificial, illuminates the subject of the photograph. The exposure of an image is controlled by aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Aperture controls the amount of light that enters the camera through the lens by adjusting the size of the aperture, or opening. Shutter speed controls the amount of time that the camera's shutter is open to allow light to reach the sensor. ISO is the measure of a camera's sensitivity to light. These three settings work together to determine the correct exposure for a photograph. Composition is another ...