Why do we say "image", instead of photograph or picture
Jun 21, 2020 13:12:41 #
JD750 wrote:
I have a phone that has a built in camera. Does that count?
Of course. Phone cameras take photographs.
Jun 21, 2020 13:12:44 #
The word "photography" was created from the Greek roots φωτός (phōtos), genitive of φῶς (phōs), "light" and γραφή (graphé) "representation by means of lines" or "drawing", together meaning "drawing with light". Several people may have coined the same new term from these roots independently.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
Jun 21, 2020 13:37:35 #
Nancysc wrote:
I first noticed the use of "image" about ten years ago at a photography workshop. Now I hear it all the time in YouTube videos about photography. Is there a reason for this usage?
For one, "image" sounds cooler than "photo".
Jun 21, 2020 13:40:36 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
For one, "image" sounds cooler than "photo".
That is very subjective. For example, I consider "image" to be more generic, I reserve the word Photo for something more, a higher level.
Jun 21, 2020 15:39:11 #
Jun 21, 2020 16:16:21 #
JD750 wrote:
That is very subjective. For example, I consider "image" to be more generic, I reserve the word Photo for something more, a higher level.
Funny, in the Venn Diagram of it all, I see photography as just one of the subsets of imaging arts and technologies. It is so often a component of a larger work that includes other visual components. I don’t care whether it is on paper or on a screen, either.
Image? Photo? Meh. What we call it is much less important than its intended effect.
Jun 21, 2020 16:51:02 #
JD750 wrote:
I have a phone that has a built in camera. Does that count?
As a camera? Yes, I'd call it a camera!
Nothing magical about the style of box it is in.
Jun 21, 2020 16:54:55 #
JD750 wrote:
And what is "correct"? For photojournalism it's obvious. For a work of art?
Correct for a work of art? What the artist describes it as.
Any interpretation "I" make as to the "art's" meaning/intention is a conjecture on my part.
It may align with the artist's intentions, it may not.
Jun 21, 2020 17:23:05 #
Photograpner53
Loc: Waynesboro, Pa
That sounds right. In the past I always said photography so I guess I will start saying image now. Makes me feel old as when I started I worked in a dark room. You say that to some and they go huh? 
Jun 21, 2020 18:32:05 #
Photograpner53 wrote:
That sounds right. In the past I always said photography so I guess I will start saying image now. Makes me feel old as when I started I worked in a dark room. You say that to some and they go huh?
Ha. I was riding my YZ250 2-stroke on the trail a while back some guy said "hey do you know you bike is smoking?" From behind me they could tell. LOL.
Jun 22, 2020 02:26:47 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
Nancysc wrote:
I first noticed the use of "image" about ten years ago at a photography workshop. Now I hear it all the time in YouTube videos about photography. Is there a reason for this usage?
Because,
A photograph is a real physical thing I printed, can hold, show and give away.
An image is a digital representative that may or may not exist, or even be processed.
Jun 22, 2020 05:33:38 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Nancysc wrote:
I first noticed the use of "image" about ten years ago at a photography workshop. Now I hear it all the time in YouTube videos about photography. Is there a reason for this usage?
A photo, once exposed in a digital camera, turns into a electronic image. I prefer image to photograph, or photo, or snapshot.
Jun 22, 2020 06:04:08 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
If it came only from a camera and was physically printed, it might be a photo. But, after having been processed on a computer, such as the combination of several photos into something new, it's an image. 'Image' is a broader catch-all category that doesn't require caveats regarding source, processing, physical media, so forth. And, less characters to type ...
Good explanation 😊
Jun 22, 2020 06:11:52 #
Nancysc wrote:
I first noticed the use of "image" about ten years ago at a photography workshop. Now I hear it all the time in YouTube videos about photography. Is there a reason for this usage?
Capture is in my mind and I try and image that. Dee
Jun 22, 2020 06:20:22 #
JerryLS
Loc: Davenport.Iowa
Damn ! Nancy things must be great if this worry you. Stay cool and don't let the small things get to you.
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