In fact, you may point your flashlight (or laser pointer, if you prefer) at the Andromeda galaxy. There is a non-zero probability that one or more of the photons will be seen by some alien in that galaxy when they happen to glance into the sky at the Milky Way. However, you must take care to aim your flashlight not where Andromeda appears now, but where it will be in 3 million years. Good luck!
While making or shooting photos in a studio one should record or save the filing date and time for processing. The photography is incomplete if it not saved well in time.
Thus in order to make sure that photos have location tagged with data and time. Photographs need to have preparation, testing, and post-production processing.