General:
* Photography: This is the most common and obvious choice, capturing images using light.
* Light art: This broadly encompasses any artistic practice using light as a medium.
* Light manipulation: This is a more technical term, suggesting control and shaping of light.
More specific:
* Holography: Creating three-dimensional images using light interference patterns.
* Illumination: This refers to the act of making something visible with light, but also implies a sense of beauty or inspiration.
* Light painting: Creating art by moving a light source during a long exposure photograph.
* Laser cutting: Using a focused laser beam to cut and shape materials.
Less literal:
* Enlightening: This refers to illuminating someone's understanding, not literally with light.
* Luminous: This describes something that emits light, but can also be used metaphorically for something that is inspiring or beautiful.
Ultimately, the best word depends on the specific context and the kind of "making things with light" you have in mind.