photography is the art or practice of taking and processing photographs.

many factors may shape our response to photography this could include past experience and beliefs of our own which others may not share.

the meaning we ascribe to an image may come from how we are feeling or what type of mindset or past experiences we have since everyone lives a different life and may not a feel a certain way about an image due to not experiencing the same experiences as you. for example a war photo will give a greater effect to a veteran over a child’s which may be naive and unmoved.

the photographers intentions may not effect how we view pieces of photography since we may not know the artists true intentions when creating the piece or even the photographer might not know there own intensions and may be leaving it to the viewer.

Where did it start?

The world’s first permanent photograph was taken in 1827 and was titled View from the Window at Le Gras. The first photo in the world was created by an inventor from France named Nicéphore Niépce.

The world’s first colour photo was produced in 1861 by Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell. He believed any colour could be made by the correct mixture of red, yellow and blue. Maxwell made three lantern slides of a tartan ribbon through red, green and blue filters. He then projected them onto a screen, they combined to make a full-colour image which was a recognisable reproduction of the original.