Photography is an avenue of visual communication and expressionism. It embodies unique aesthetic abilities and is able to reach the viewer in ways that no other art form can. In order to understand these qualities, it is essential to recognize the process of image making. When exposed to light the lens from a camera captures an image and a negative is imprinted on the light sensitive celluloid film strip within the camera. The image becomes visible in the development process by adding sodium thiosulfate to the film strip which is later used to create the prints during the printing process inside the dark room. Through this form of image making the main qualities of an image are usually permeated at the time of exposure. This inherit sense of authenticity is what initially distinguished photography from other mediums and where the popularized notion: “the camera does not lie” arouse from.