In today's society, cinema is considered a major form of entertainment which can also be used to convey certain messages and themes. One aspect of cinema that is often overlooked or taken for granted is the impact of cinematography. Cinematography is the art of motion picture photography. Over the years, cinematography has proven to be a major contribution to cinema, enhancing its artistic value and evolving over time. Early on, when cinema was still an emerging form of technology, the expression of artistic ideas was not a major concern for filmmakers. In the 1890s, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean Lumière, known as the Lumière brothers, invented the cinematograph. This invention was the first film camera. It also served as a searchlight. The Brothers immediately began recording short films about daily life. One of their first films was called “The Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory”. With a storyline as simple as its title, the 46-second film only showed various men and women leaving their workplace. In 1895, however, the Lumières presented eight short films to the Parisian public (L'Histoire du cinéma). It was the first time in history that an audience paid to see a film. While the Lumière brothers worked to promote cinema in Europe, Thomas Armat and C. Francis Jenkins were screening their first film in Manhattan. Audiences found the events of the film incredibly realistic. So much so that one journalist wrote: "The second film depicted the crashing of waves at the seashore. One wave after another crashed onto the sand and, as they hit, they transformed into small floods, just like the real thing. Some people in the front row seemed afraid of getting wet and looked where the middle of the paper was...a major influence on the visual storytelling of the film. Since the time of the Lumière brothers, when art was almost non-existent, cinema has come a long way. With various lighting techniques and camera angles, the form is incredibly complex. During the “golden age of cinema,” films and cinematography flourished. This period was marked by experimentation and a growth in audience size and appreciation. Eventually, cinema and cinematography were able to evolve into what they are today. Newer, modern techniques have developed alongside digital filming to provide an even wider range of effects options that cinematography can apply to film. Although cinema did not start as a platform to express ideas and express emotional themes, with the help of cinematography, it has changed and evolved to such an extent that many consider it to be the one of the greatest art forms seen today..