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DierentTypesofPhotography

Commercialphotographyconsistsofvarious typesofphotography.Thefollowingare examplesofsomeofthesetypesofphotography: FineartPhotography CommercialPhotography Foodphotography PhotoJournalism Portraiture LandscapePhotography ArchitecturePhotography WeddingPhotography

FineArtPhotography
Fineartphotographyreferstophotographs thatarecreatedinaccordancewiththe creaCvevisionofthephotographerasarCst. Fineartphotographystandsincontrastto photojournalism,whichprovidesvisual supportforstories,mainlyintheprintmedia, andcommercialphotography,theprimary focusofwhichistosellproductsorservices.

FineArtPhotography KeithCarter

KeithCarter

KeithCarter

PhotoJournalism
PhotojournalismisaparCcularformof journalism(i.e.,thecollecCng,ediCng,and presenCngofnewsmaterialforpublicaConor broadcast)thatcreatesimagesinordertotell anewsstory.Itisnowusuallyunderstoodto referonlytosCllimages,andtoreferlargelyto seriousnewsstories.

PhotojournalismisdisCnguishedfromotherclose branchesofphotography(suchasdocumentary photography,streetphotographyorcelebrity photography)bythequaliCesof: Timelinesstheimageshavemeaninginthe contextofapublishedchronologicalrecordof events. Objec,vitythesituaConimpliedbytheimages isafairandaccuraterepresentaConoftheevents theydepict. Narra,vetheimagescombinewithothernews elements,toinformandgiveinsighttotheviewer orreader.

Unlikeareporter,whomaygatherinformaCon whilefarfromthesubjectoraOeranevent occurs,thephotojournalistmustmake decisionsinstantlyandcarryacameraunder thesamecircumstancesasthoseinvolvedin thesubject(re,war,rioCng)oOenwhile beingexposedtothesamerisks.

PhotoJournalism EugeneSmith

EugeneSmith

EugeneSmith

LandscapePhotography
Landscapephotographyisagenreintendedto showdierentspaceswithintheworld.This popularstyleofphotographyispracCcedby professionalsandamateursalike.Photographs typicallycapturethepresenceofnatureand areoOenfreeofmanmadeobstrucCons. LandscapephotographersusuallyaSemptto conveyanappreciaConoftheworld.

LandscapePhotography AnselAdams

AnselAdams

AnselAdams

AnselAdams

WeddingPhotography
Weddingphotographyisthephotographyof acCviCesrelaCngtoweddings.Itencompasses photographsofthecouplebeforemarriage(for announcements,portraitdisplays,orthankyou cards)aswellascoverageoftheweddingand recepCons(someCmesreferredtoasthe weddingbreakfastinnonUScountries).Itisa majorcommercialendeavorthatsupportsthe bulkoftheeortsformanyphotographystudios orindependentphotographers.

WeddingPhotography JoseVilla

JoseVilla

WeddingPhotography JimGarner

JimGarner

FoodPhotography
FoodphotographyisasClllifespecializaCon ofcommercialphotography,aimedat producingaSracCvephotographsoffoodfor useinadverCsements,packaging,menusor cookbooks.Professionalfoodphotographyisa collaboraCveeort,usuallyinvolvinganart director,aphotographer,afoodstylist,aprop stylistandtheirassistants

FoodPhotography

FoodPhotography

FoodPhotography

FoodPhotography

PortraitPhotography
Portraitphotographyorportraitureisthecaptureby meansofphotographyofthelikenessofapersonora smallgroupofpeople(agroupportrait),inwhichthe faceandexpressionispredominant.TheobjecCveisto displaythelikeness,personality,andeventhemoodof thesubject.Likeothertypesofportraiture,thefocusof thephotographistheperson'sface,althoughthe enCrebodyandthebackgroundmaybeincluded.A portraitisgenerallynotasnapshot,butacomposed imageofapersoninasCllposiCon.AportraitoOen showsapersonlookingdirectlyatthecamera.

PortraitPhotography AnnieLeibovitz

AnnieLeibovitz

AnnieLeibovitz

AnnieLeibovitz

FashionPhotography
Fashionphotographyisagenreof photographydevotedtodisplayingclothing andotherfashionitems.Fashionphotography ismostoOenconductedforadverCsementor fashionmagazinessuchasVogue,VanityFair, orAllure.OverCme,fashionphotographyhas developeditsownaestheCcinwhichthe clothesandfashionsareenhancedbythe presenceofexoCclocaConsoraccessories.

FashionPhotography RichardAvedon

RichardAvedon

RichardAvedon

FashionPhotography PatrickDemarchelier

PatrickDemarchelier

PatrickDemarchelier

ArchitecturalPhotography
ArchitecturalPhotographyisaformof photographythatfocusesoncapturing buildings,houses,bridges,sculptures,ruins, andotherstructurestohighlightthebeautyof thestructure'sarchitecturalformorelements. Itmaybedoneforcommercialreasons.A structuremaybephotographedatdierent anglestocreatethedesiredimpression.Atits best,architecturalphotographycommunicates theambianceofamanmadestructure.

ArchitecturalPhotography JuliusShulman

JuliusShulman

JuliusShulman

Forensicphotography
Forensicphotography,someCmesreferredtoasforensic imagingorcrimescenephotography,istheartof producinganaccuratereproducConofacrimesceneoran accidentsceneusingphotographyforthebenetofacourt ortoaidinaninvesCgaCon.Itispartoftheprocessof evidencecollecCng.ItprovidesinvesCgatorswithphotosof vicCms,placesanditemsinvolvedinthecrime.Picturesof accidentsshowbrokenmachinery,oracarcrash,andsoon. PhotographyofthiskindinvolveschoosingcorrectlighCng, accurateanglingoflenses,andacollecConofdierent viewpoints.Scales,likeitemsoflengthmeasurementor objectsofknownsize,areoOenusedinthepicturesothat dimensionsofitemsarerecordedontheimage.

Forensicphotography

Forensicphotography

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