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Advancement of technology has made it easier to take photos.

Modern cameras including those in handphones has sensors and chips that process information from the sensors and can automatically select suitable settings.

However a good photographer can choose not to use automatic mode and use his own settings.

By choosing different apperture size and shutter speed a lot of special effects can be achieved.

For example using a larger apperture size and compensating by increasing shutter speed will reduce the depth of field. The larger the apperture the shallower the depth of field. Deciding on the depth of field or what is sharp and what is blur in a photo is an art. On the other hand what combination of apperture and shutter speed so that the photo is not overexposed or underexposed is a science.

Modern cameras with their processors has reduced the science element. For  example by choosing Apperture priority mode the photographer chooses the apperture that will give the depth of field he wants and the camera will automatically decide on the shutter speed that will produce a perfectly exposed photo.

It can be argued that knowing what apperture size to choose is a science. However TTL or through the lens monitoring where the what will come out in the photo can be seen (preview of the photo) on the inbuilt screen of the camera allow the photographer to adjust settings untill he is satisfied. So the final photo is a mixture of the art of the photographer and the science of the camera.

Sometimes an artistic photographer may want to have an underexposed or overexposed picture for special effects.

By using a very high shutter speed such as 1/2000 it is possible to freeze a fast moving object such a racing motorbike. However such a photo does not give a sense of speed. A much better picture can be produced by choosing a slower shutter speed and panning or moving the camera to follow the motion of the motorbike. The motorbike will be sharp while the background will be blur and so convey the sense of speed

Most ardent photographers will have more than one lens for his camera.

The lenses can be of different focal lengths or he can compromise by having a zoom lens where he can zoom between different focal lengths.

He can also have special lenses such as a macro lens for close up photography eg of flowers.

Adding filters such as a UV filter can also change how a photo will look.

Is the choice of what to do, apperture size, shutter speed, lens to use including what focal length science or art?

Please comment and give your opinions.

Perhaps technology is increasingly taking care of the scientific aspect.

The artistic aspect of photography will remain crucial.

How to compose a picture, what angle to take it from, direction and amount of lighting  etc. Factors like these will make the difference between an ordinary photo and one that is the work of a master.

Just like the difference between the paintings of artists like Leonardo Da Vinci, Picasso, Rembrandt and those  who paint for fun as a hobby 

🦋am not a photographer and do not own any cameras other than the basic camera on an entry level hand phone. That camera has very low specs.

🦋 do not have practical experience taking photos.

However as a bookworm who like to read, some of the things 🦋 have read are articles on photography.

The comments 🦋 make is based on theoretical knowledge and what I like to see and consider beautiful.

Please excuse 🦋 if some of the comments made are wrong