film vs photography

film

noun
  • A medium used to capture images in a camera. 

  • A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb. 

  • A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally. 

  • A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. 

verb
  • To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle. 

  • To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound. 

  • To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film. 

photography

noun
  • The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart. 

  • The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs. 

How often have the words film and photography occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )