The English term for 摄影 is "photography." Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It involves various processes such as capturing light through a lens, focusing that light onto a photosensitive surface, and then processing and developing the image to produce a final photograph. Photography is used in a variety of fields such as advertising, journalism, science, and fine art, and is considered both a form of art and a scientific method of visual communication.