, you all have come to know about, what is photography and also got to know about few types of photography. In this article , we will inform you completely about all the different categories of photography.
1. PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – This is the method of photographic
representation that aims primarily the aesthetical emotional and intellectual
effect designed and toned rendering while doing pictorial photograph.
Thus pictorialism is an approach which
primarily defines the beauty of the subject, tonality and composition. It is an
international style that dominated the 19th and the early 20th
centuries.
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| PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY – A landscape is an inland scenery besides nature’s beauty ranging from hills to plateaus and low lands, fields
and hedges; it may include lake, river, and waterfall. When photography done with
this landscape setup is called landscape photography. It captures the nature’s
beauty, along with man-made features or any type of disturbances in nature.
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| LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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. MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY – It is a specific and very
adventurous genre which includes two different types of work with a certain
amount of common ground. Firstly, photography of mountain is an extension of
landscape photography and secondly it is the photography on and from mountain.
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| MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY |
4. PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY/ PORTRAITURE – It can be
one of the most rewarding branches of photography and its highest level and it
is probably the most difficult work in which a professional can specialize.
Expression on faces are fickle and at time unrepresentative; gestures and attitudes are fleeting and subtale, the portrait photographer must see these things select, reject, emphasize and sum up.
The
content of the photography is to display the likeness, personality, and even
the mood of the person.
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| PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY |
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. NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – Nature photography covers a
vast range of photography that are taken outdoors and the main motive of the
photographer is to display the versatile beauty of wildlife, wildlife,
landscapes, and various natural scenes and texture.
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| NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY |
6. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY – It is a type of genre in
which documentation is done of the various lifestyle of the wild animals in
their natural habitat. Wildlife is not limited to animal, birds and insects but
extended to preserved species.
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| WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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PHOTO JOURNALISM – It entirely depends upon the informative
content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in the world, the
journalistic (story-telling) value of the image shall receive priority over
pictorial quality. It can be documentary and sports. As a journalist uses his
pen to express the words, similarly a photojournalist uses his camera to
capture the visual representation of the story.
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| PHOTO JOURNALISM |
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SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY – It is the photography
captured during the sports and athletic event. Furthermore, it is also used to
build a brand and to promote a particular type of sport.
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| SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY |
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ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY – This type of
photography mainly focus on the buildings. This type of photography highlights
the architectural vale of any particular structure. Not only, has this type of
photography included building but also different bridges and cityscapes
included in this photography.
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| ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY– It is the photography which
capture the feeling of a time place and portrays a land, a people, customs or
cultural in its natural state. It have no geographical limitation.
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| TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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1. ADVERTISEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY/ COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – It is a branch of professional photography concerned principally
with supplying the needs of the sale advertising and display side of the
industry. These photographs may not be of very high quality but they must be
attractive and eye-appealing which will not only attract the reader to read the
advertisement but will also convince the reader to be a consumer of the
advertisement.
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| ADVERTISEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY |
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ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY – The field of photography
in which the subject or the surrounding areas strikes and abstractness in the
viewer’s mind is called abstract photography. This type of photography mainly
based on non-objective, experimental and conceptual which doesn’t include any
particular subject.
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| ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY |
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MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY – Any black and white
work toned entirely doesn’t be a monochrome work. The monochrome photography is
not only a game of black and white but the photographer’s emotions, vibrant,
vibe and inner feelings completely overwhelmed by the picture.
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| MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY |
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TRADITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY – It is a concept of
holding the tradition of each and every community across the world where the
photographer will not only capture the moment but also give lives to the
picture.
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| TRADITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
15. CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY – The type of photography
which arises the ultimate creativity through the photographer is creative
photography. The main concentration of this type of photography is the
creativity of the photographer, the various innovative ideas of the
photographer to give the photograph a creative touch and essence.
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| CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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HUMAN INTEREST PHOTOGRAPHY- The photography
which show the human interest and where, the person within the image should be
in an interactive emotional or in an unusual situation. The photography should
be such that it can visualize the mood of the person and can raise sympathy for
the person whoever sees it.
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| HUMAN INTEREST PHOTOGRAPHY |
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CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY – It is a type of
photography where the photographer while capturing the moment should have a
concept and a clear vision to make that captured moment lively. Each
photography must be having something concepts or conceptual ideas such as
Hippolyte Bayard's Self Portrait as a Drowned Man (1840).
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| CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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STREET PHOTOGRAPHY – I
t is photography clicked for displaying the art
that features an random incidents within public places.
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| STREET PHOTOGRAPHY |
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LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY – T
he photography done in low light to capture
moments. Shooting in low light means making a choice between the noise of a
high ISO setting, and the blur of a slower shutter speed. Sunsets are the most
obvious option for a low light photograph with a warm glow. A tripod, flash light
and your fastest lens are your biggest friends when doing low light
photography.
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| LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY |
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ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY –Astrophotography is the type
of photography which includes all the various heavenly bodies present in or
space. From planets to celestial bodies to stars and constellations in the
night sky becomes the centre of attraction in this photography.
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| ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY |
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BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY – In this photography the main
subject is bird. Bird is the main target for a photographer to capture in their
cameras. It is a genre where these avian creatures are captured and it is one
of the challenging subject of photography. Certain skills required to capture
interesting moments of avian creatures.
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| BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY |
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SPECIMEN PHOTOGRAPHY – The photography done to
capture the different specimen used in laboratory or in different preserving
quarters is called specimen photography.
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| SPECIMEN PHOTOGRAPHY |
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WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY – the photography done to
capture the ultimate moments within a wedding ceremony is called wedding
photography. It may include portrait photography of the couples before the
official wedding day, such as pre-wedding engagement session.
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| WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY |
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FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY – the photography where a
photographer take the food or different delicacies as the prime subject is
called food photography. It is a specialization in the commercial photography
like advertisement of foods, food magazines, menus or cookbooks.
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| FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY |
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MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY – the photography which
includes the maximum close-up view of the very small objects or living
organisms like insects. The main aim of this photography is to show the species
much larger in photography than in its actual lifestyle.
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| MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY |
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ARIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – the photography includes the
Arial view of any particular place. This type of photography is mainly done
from fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter, drones, pigeons, kites, parachutes, etc.
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| ARIAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY – this type of
photographs are clicked from below the water. Marine animals, different corals,
inner beauty of any water body are the main subjects of this type of
photography, where photographs are taking by scuba diving, swimming, snorkeling
or any operated underwater vehicle.
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| UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY |
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EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY – photography done in an event
in order to capture the photos of the guests and the various memorable moments
of the event come under event photography.
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| EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY |
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FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography to
display clothing and other item. It maybe take place in studio or in live
catwalk and fashion shows. It is also a main purpose for advertising any
particular trend of clothing.
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| FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY |
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PET PHOTOGRAPHY – the photography in which pets
are displayed in a portrait manner is called pet photography. It is a fun and
profitable niche where the owners clicks the high quality images of their pets
who are interested in displaying professional photos.
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| PET PHOTOGRAPHY |
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CANDID PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of capturing
subject without creating any defined posed appearance. This type of photographs
are taken without the subject’s knowledge or their consent.
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| CANDID PHOTOGRAPHY |
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CITYSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY – the photography which
represent the physical aspect of a city, metropolis or urban area.
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| CITYSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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CRYSTAL BALL PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of
photography where the scene is captured by a crystal ball. This type of
photography reveals the background detail through the crystal ball.
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| CRYSTAL BALL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography
is done for chronicling events or environment. It also tends to represent the
historical events or moments.
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| DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY |
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EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – the branch of
photography done where images are captured for use in newspapers and magazines
not for ads. They go along with the written articles-even the cover of the
magazine.
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| EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography is
done to capture a family in portrait situation. These photographs bloom the
relationship between the members of the family. These range from the small
groups, between children and their parents or grandparents, uncle, aunty. These
photographs are concentrated over those unexperienced models to get a family
nature in the photographs.
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| FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY |
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FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography
where the photographer is the artist using photography as the medium for
expressing various innovative and creative ideas
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| FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY |
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. FISH EYE PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography
where photographs come from using a super-wide-angle lens that produces a
strong visual contortion. This means focal length between 4mm to 17mm.
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| FISH EYE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography is
like portrait photography, usually with female subject. It uses erotic poses
which range from closet to nude images.
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| GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY |
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GOLDEN HOUR PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography
which refers to the hour before sunset and an hour after sunrise, during which
the sky is redder and softer compared to that when the sun is directly over our
head. This period is called the “magic hour”.
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| GOLDEN HOUR PHOTOGRAPHY |
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HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY – It includes the posers
head along with the shoulders at different positions and angle. It mainly
includes a single person and are the main subject of the photograph.
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| HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY |
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HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE PHOTOGRAPHY – the photography
has been a new trend for the last few years. It was a process that many film
photographers used in printing their images. This type of photography deals
with the detail in the highlight and shadows of the scene.
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| HIGH RANGE DYNAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY |
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INDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY – the type of photography
refers to images captured indoor. It may be photo studio or your own room,
i.e., the photography must be within the four-walls.
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| INDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY |
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LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of
photography in which the images are captured with an along shutter speed
setting. This allows you to capture stationary element while blurring or
obscuring moving element.
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| LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY – the type of photography
which aims to capture people in real-life situations. They tells stories rather
than, to show an obvious set-up.
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| LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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KINETIC PHOTOGRAPHY – this type of photography
is all about movement. Here, movement is not the subject but the photographer’s
camera. Moving the camera while shooting of a picture can provide an
interesting and creative image.
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| KINETIC PHOTOGRAPHY |
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MILKY WAY PHOTOGRAPHY – this type of photography
refers to capturing the Milky Way. We should use a camera that works very well
in low light condition while allowing us to keep a high resolution.
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| MILKY WAY PHOTOGRAPHY |
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MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY – this type of
photography captures a scene using the least amount of visual elements. This
photography represents the simplicity in the photographs. It focuses on the
smallest number of composition forms.
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| MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY |
49. MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY - this type of photography is
been done by using your mobile phone. Depending on the camera of the mobile
phone, the quality of the photographs taken depends.
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| MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY – this type of photography
is done to capture new-born babies and it should be done without other members
of the family.
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| NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY |
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TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography
done in succession of images of the same scene. The purpose is to show the
scene in a state of fluctuation.
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| TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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WAR PHOTOGRAPHY – this involve capturing armed
conflicts and their effects on places and people.
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| WAR PHOTOGRAPHY |
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STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY – the art of photography
in which the act of capturing inanimate objects to create a scene. Giving the
lifeless objects an artistic creation is the talent of the still life
photographers.
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| STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY |
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NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY – this type of photography
refers to all photography done at the night time between dawn and dusk. It can
be incorporated long exposures and time-lapses.
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| NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY |
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