What is Digital Photography?
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What is digital photography?

Before the invention of digital photography cameras exposed film to light to make images. Digital cameras use digital technology to make images. These images are stored in the camera and can be printed directly from the camera by attaching it to a printer or transferred to a computer.

Once on the computer the images can be manipulated. You can change the colors, crop pictures, add new elements to the photograph or even take things out of the photograph.

No film is used in the digital photography process. There is no need to take film to be processed. There are places that will print your pictures out for you if you don't want to print them out yourself. Many stores have digital photography printing services.

You can also join online communities to share your photographs with family, friends and even strangers. These communities also have services you can order prints through.

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