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Chapter One

Creating Photographs

I f you decide to start taking photographs, you’ll find you have a lot of choices these days. You can snap a quick photo on your phone, or you can use your computer or tablet to take a decent picture. Maybe you have a digital camera or even a film camera to capture some images. From a once-in-a-while activity to a hobby to a professional business, photography helps us take a closer look at the world. And it’s an art form that just about anyone can create, as long as she has some sort of camera. FILM PHOTOGRAPHY Photographers have two main choices about how to take pictures. They can decide to go digital, or they can choose to use film. Film is the older

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