What is Cinematography?

- Cinematography (from ancient greek κίνημα, kìnema "movement" and γράφειν, gràphein "to
write") is the art of motion-picture photography and filming either electronically by means of an
image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as film stock.
Cinematographers use a lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is
transferred to some image sensor or light-sensitive material inside a movie camera. These
exposures are created sequentially and preserved for later processing and viewing as a motion
picture. Capturing images with an electronic image sensor produces an electrical charge for each
pixel in the image, which is electronically processed and stored in a video file for subsequent
processing or display. Images captured with photographic emulsion result in a series of invisible
latent images on the film stock, which are chemically "developed" into a visible image. The images
on the film stock are projected for viewing the motion picture.

What is Photography?
- Photography is the art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or
other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by
means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed in many fields of
science, manufacturing (e.g., photolithography), and business, as well as its more direct uses for art,
film and video production, recreational purposes, hobby, and mass communication.

Exposure (3 Elements)

ISO - The ISO refers to ratings that define the sensitivity level of your camera to light (a more
technical exploration can be found here). ISO value is determined by numbers: the lower the
number, the lower the sensitivity to light. Higher values mean it is more sensitive to light.
Depending on your camera, the lowest value is 50, 100 or 200.

APERTURE - If the ISO is related to light sensitivity, the aperture is all about controlling the
amount of light that gets to the digital sensor of your camera. The aperture is the opening
found in your camera lens. If you look closely at the camera lens, you will find round or ring-like
metal blades. These blades open and close: it opens to widen the opening, and it closes if you
want the opening to narrow down.

SHUTTER SPEED - The shutter of your camera is the one you hear clicking or snapping. This is
the sound that tells you that a photo has been captured.