Your quote is not THE answer but just the answer that works for you, yet you present it as though all the other answers are wrong (or not quite right.) When I am shooting a breeching whale, minipulating (hate this word) light is not something that even crosses my mind. My whale shot, at that instant, is all about other things. So, for me, the four words might be something like, Capturing the best Image.
Soul Dr. wrote:
OK, here is the answer of I was hoping someone would get.
Photography Is The Manipulation Of Light.
This is the very basic definition of photography.
All steps of photography manipulate light, whether to control it, record it, or present it to a viewer.
It's all about the light.
This is information that I got out of a book titled "Light - Science & Magic" Fourth Edition.
An Introduction to Photographic Lighting.
This is probably the most comprehensive book on photographic lighting that I have come across.
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