Friday 25 September 2015

LO1 - Photography Genres

Photojournalism
Photojournalism is presenting news as a collection of images that is encoded to tell a story. Those who work in this frame of photography are likely to be up to date on current events so that they can capture the images as they happen.  The collection of images form a narrative which should be sensitive yet still revealing the story in an honest way. The Images tend to make us queation all of the goings on within the fram. Such as: Who are they?, Where are they? and How can we help?.





Social Reportage
Social Reportage is similar to photojournalism, in which the image is there to tell a story or create a narrative. However in contrast, Social Reportage photographers plan their photos. For example they asses the lighting, location. However they still capture life and tend to lurk around taking photo's mainly of social events.





Portrait
Portrait photography is where the photographer captures peoples face. The images are usually oriented in the portrait style, similar to a piece of paper. The image can also be of a group of people. The purpose of the images are usually to display the expression and mood of the subject.




Landscape
Landscape photography often catches nature and the outdoors. They are usually vast pieces of land and are shoot due to its aesthetic appeal. 




Still Life 
This is the capturing of inanimate objects to show off design. This style of photography allows the photographer to be more expressive with the composition of the photograph.




Night Photography
Night photography is photo's take outdoors between dusk and dawn. Many of the pictures in this genre are taken of city lights as they cntrast the dark background to create an appealing effect. This also applies to pictures of stars.





Wildlife -
This is taking photographs of the nature/animals. They are mainly taken out in the animals natural habitat rather than capturing images of animals in captivity. This can be a difficult form of photography, sometimes waiting hours on end for your subject appears. However the outcomes are usually spectacular.





Studio/Fashion
This genre of photography is capturing clothing in a way which  most likely enhances the appeal of the clothing. They are mainly used in advertisements and fashion magazines to help promote the clothing.




Street
Street photography is where the photographer captures life on the streets and public places. It depicts chance encounters within these locations. Timing of the photos can be key to capturing the mood of the scene and portray the emotions to the viewers.


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