 1 Function

 1.1 Exposure and rendering

 2 Uses
 3 History
 4 Processes

 4.1 Black-and-white
 4.2 Color
 4.3 Full-spectrum, ultraviolet and infrared
 4.4 Digital photography

 5 Modes of production

 5.1 Amateur
 5.2 Commercial
 5.3 Art
 5.4 Science and forensics

 6 Other image forming techniques

 7 Social and cultural implications