<P> Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light . Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects are recorded onto a sensitive medium or storage chip through a timed exposure . The process is done through mechanical shutters or electronically timed exposure of photons into chemical processing or digitizing devices known as cameras . </P> <P> The word comes from the Greek words φως phos ("light"), and γραφις graphis ("stylus", "paintbrush") or γραφη graphê, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines" or "drawing ." Traditionally, the product of photography has been called a photograph . The term photo is an abbreviation; many people also call them pictures . In digital photography, the term image has begun to replace photograph . (The term image is traditional in geometric optics .) </P> <P> Filmmaking is the process of making a motion - picture, from an initial conception and research, through scriptwriting, shooting and recording, animation or other special effects, editing, sound and music work and finally distribution to an audience; it refers broadly to the creation of all types of films, embracing documentary, strains of theatre and literature in film, and poetic or experimental practices, and is often used to refer to video - based processes as well . </P> <P> Visual artists are no longer limited to traditional art media . Computers have been used as an ever more common tool in the visual arts since the 1960s . Uses include the capturing or creating of images and forms, the editing of those images and forms (including exploring multiple compositions) and the final rendering or printing (including 3D printing). </P>

The uses of two and three dimensions in visual art