I adore photography even though I'm bad at it. It was never a good idea to give me access to a DSLR camera...
Well, photography is a science. A little practice and you'd get it down. 
You think so? I think most people, myself included, would consider in an art. But I suppose it's true that there is a lot of technical detail to it.
I personally do it as a hobby but many do in businesses, film ect. In my opinion it's always art. i love it because it can capture what your heart see's. If you angle it just right
Ah yeah you're right, like film-making or studio photography for high fashion. It must be really expensive to put together a studio like that!
photography is the most beautiful art, anyone with the time or passion can do this with practice. Lot's of money is only needed if somone is missing vision. I've seen beautful photos taken with a $20 camera 
Maybe that's my problem then. I admit most of my Instagram page is filled with pictures of sunsets that have done most of the work for me in terms of being beautiful.
Photography
Photography is the art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed in many fields of science, manufacturing (e.g., photolithography), and business, as well as its more direct uses for art, film and video production, recreational purposes, hobby, and mass communication.
Typically, a lens is used to focus the light
and take and never give, absolutely, never give. I don't care what you think about any press in the world, I say they're bums and they'll always be bums, everyone of them. There are just a few exceptions to the rule. Some good editorial writers who don't go out in the street and chase people around. Critics don't bother me, because if I do badly, I know I'm bad before they even write it, and if I'm good, I know I