DIFFERENT STYLES,

USES, TECHNIQUES
AND TYPES OF
PHOTOGRAPHY

HOW HAS PHOTOGRAPHY BEEN

USED OVER TIME

Portrait photography is the oldest type of photography.

Before the invention of cameras portrait painting was used. This was all
about capturing a persons likeness and was highly based on social
status and wealth as poor families couldn't afford this luxury. When
cameras were first invented they were still used for this same purpose.
It was different from modern usage of photography. Now we use
photography to capture emotions events and feelings but before this was
not the case as the subjects had to keep still and rigid.
Now we use photography in different ways.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography is now used in may different ways

for many different reasons.
uses are to document, to sell a product or
service, for publicity, commentary, art.
Photographs are important because they
record memories, and the are also used as a
way to sway public opinion, and to
documents historic events.

DIFFERENT USES OF
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography is used for:

Billboards

magazines

papers

leaflets

tv

Fun

Artistic Expression: art photography, experimental, still life...

Communication: advertising, marketing, news photography, entertainment...

Documentation: photojournalism (documenting the "human condition); identification (for ID cards, prison mug shots,
etc.); forensic photography

Military, police, and security forces use photography for surveillance, recognition and data storage

to record travel and exotic scenery

Advertising

Voyeurism

archives

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TECHNIQUES

High Speed Photography

Panoramic Photography

Tilt-Shift Photography

Special Issues

Black and White

Photography

Close up photography

Motion Blur Photography

Infrared Photography

Night Photography

Smoke Art Photography

Macro Photography

HDR

RAW Processing

Visit the website below for

all of the details and
tutorials of these
techniques and how to
use then
http://www.smashingmagazine.
com/2009/04/22/theultimate-photography-roundup/

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Photographic Methods
The growth of science and technology in the recent years has brought forth the inventions of
many innovative devices. In the field of photography too, there has been mass
development. Starting from pinhole cameras and chemical photography, the evolution
has been tremendous and the world has seen its own beauty through black and white
photographs and then through color photographs. Recently, digital photographs have
taken the world by storm. Almost all the images taken around the world now are through
digital cameras. These are preferred because of their high quality and sensitivity to the
surroundings.

Styles of Photography
People around the world use different styles of photography. These are classified as the
following,

Commercial photography

Artistic photography

Technical photography

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Wildlife Photography
Research in wildlife and other fields like aquatic definitely need the assistance of
photographic techniques. Photography has become part and process of these
researches since they are used to depict and explain about the secrets hidden inside
the wildlife myths to the outside world.

Artistic photography
Since photography is totally related to art and tastes, representation of the worldly beauty
can bring in rave reviews from the people. Beautiful photographs of the landscapes
and of scenic lands are welcomed all over the world by holding places in posters and
image backgrounds. Art exhibitions that are being conducted all around the world can
expose the artistic talents and the glory of art to the outsiders.

Technical Photography
Technical photography involves the usage of photographic techniques in researches and
scientific studies and in crime scenes in the police department.
In general, scientific researches involve the usage of multiple sequential photographs to
study the movement of microorganisms and other creatures. They are useful in
recording the study of those organisms for future uses.
In crime scenes, photographs play a major role in detecting the suspects since they
assist, largely, the detectives and help in giving out the clues in inspections.

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Commercial Photography
Photography is widely used in the commercial field only. Almost every part of the world uses
the method of photography in the commercial field. It has become inevitable and
unavoidable in everyones lives. The following are the fields where photography has been
used commercially.

Advertisements and Publicities

Photographs have been acting as the most important source to be used for advertisements.
Photography is used extensively to market and publicize products and also in the pictorial
illustration of the same. There are numerous advertising agencies around the world for
this purpose. Most of the photographs used for this purpose involve catchy digital and
graphical images in order to capture the view of the end-user.

Journalism and Editorial photography

Photographs are used to bring out the news and information related to incidents. They are
used in media like television, newspapers, magazines etc to depict the actual situation.
Photographs accompanying a news editorial will be very useful for the reader to
understand. Hence, photography is used extensively here.

Fashion and designing fields

Photography has started to be used extensively in the field of fashion and modeling. Here,
the general use is for emphasizing models for marketing of clothes and designer items.
This needs experience and talents because the main intent is to bring out the beauty out
of the null.

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Still Life Photography:

Still life photography is all about capturing objects on camera that are deliberately
grouped together to create a particular composition. This form of art requires the
photographer to have an excellent sense of composition and lighting. A
photographer in this case can create different textures and use objects that add
interest to an otherwise normal composition.

Wedding Photography:
Wedding photography is a specialized field of this art form, which is dedicated to
snapping the most memorable moments in various creative ways. A photographer
can take his/her own approach towards this subject. While some prefer the
traditional posed ways, there are others who base their photographs purely on
the actual moment. Photographers can also make these pictures fashionable with
particular themes if agreeable with the client. There are many cases where such
glamorous wedding photographs are captured especially in the studio. Today,
many people are willing to explore new ideas, which open up many new creative
avenues for experts in wedding photography.

Fine Art Photography:

Fine art photography is all about visuals that resemble a work of art. These are highly
creative images that have an abstract appeal. Therefore, these photographs can
be equivalent to an artists expression on canvas. This genre of photography is not
restricted for commercial purposes but could be used for creative pursuits as well.
A fine art photographer should have the ability to look beyond the obvious

settings.

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Fashion Photography:
This genre of photography is one of the most lucrative kinds. Photographs
are one of the most effective ways of communication in the world of
fashion. Here, photography is used to bring attention to the clothes
and the accessories. Models are exclusively selected to showcase
products in the best way possible. Fashion photographers today
create the particular look, either in natural environment or one that is
created in the studio. Often, these fashionable photographs find their
way in the leading fashion magazines. These magazines cater to the
niche crowd that loves to know the best in clothing and other fashion
accessories.

Glamour Photography:
Glamour photography is also about fashionable visuals, however with a
touch of difference. Glamour photography highlights the model in a
different light rather than laying emphasis on the clothing or
accessories. Often, nude images are also a part of glamour
photography. These can be found on the covers of magazines like
Playboy.

Advertising Photography:
Advertising photography is all about creating the right environment to
highlight the product to be advertised in the best way possible. The
photographers generally come up with ideas or visuals or at times,
design houses also brief photographers with the concept required in
order to obtain the specific results. These photographs are always
planned in co-ordination with the advertising firm

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Nature Photography:
Nature photographers are very much sought-after by media houses. Works of these
creative geniuses can be seen in magazines like National Geographic. Nature
photography encompasses various other types of photography, such asLandscape Photography: These photographs mainly highlight the natural beauty of any
place. It includes areas of wilderness, deserts, mountains or even waterfalls.
Wildlife Photography: Photographers that specialize in wildlife photography spend
many hours in the wilderness to capture some of the most amazing shots of
animals against a natural backdrop. A photographer in this case, would need to be
an ardent animal lover and know his way around in the wild.
Underwater Photography: Underwater photography is an interesting art form that
explores a whole new world beneath the deep blue seas. Its an extremely
challenging task because a photographer should be equipped with all the
knowledge about swimming and scuba diving to capture the best images while
swimming in the blue waters!
Seascape Photography: Capturing nature in her many moods would be interesting for
all lovers of the environment. A photographer who is dedicated completely to
seascape photography should always lie in wait for the beauty of the sea to unfold.
Here the concentration is mainly on capturing various moods of the ocean, at
different times of the day or even seasons!
Cloudscape Photography: This genre of photography is completely capturing various
images of the cloud formations. Black and white photography in particular can be
creatively used for this branch of photography.

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Travel Photography:
Travel photography involves capturing images of a particular
landscape or even people from different countries. A
photographer who is dedicated to this type of photography
captures various traditions and customs of a place
Architectural Photography:
Architectural photography, as the name suggests, is all about
the capturing images of different styles of architecture in
different lights. This type of photography would require the
photographers to be an expert in the technical, as well as the
visual department.
Portrait Photography:
Portrait photography is all about capturing the mood of a person
with an emphasis on the face and expression of a person.
This style of photography need not only be about
professional models, it can encompass any kind of a person.
Family portrait photographs are very much in demand but
this does not mean its all about a basic snapshot. There are
many creative ways a photographer can use to make a
portrait photograph look equally stunning!

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Photojournalism:
Photojournalism is all about telling a story about a particular event or
incident through a single photograph. This genre of photography is used
mainly by publications to represent the latest news. In this case, the
photographers visuals and the writers story should compliment each
other. For example, if a writer is making a specific mention of a particular
location in the story, the photographer can find innovative ways to
capture the same on camera. Photojournalism can be further classified
into
Documentary photography: Here, the photographer has to present an image
that best represents the incident being spoken of in true form. In this
case, press photographers usually submit their images to the concerned
publication but in recent times, press photographers from all over the
world often display these at exhibitions as well.
Street Photography: This is all about capturing candid images of public
places or even people in their natural element. A photographer in this
case requires the knack to mingle between people and capture the best
frames without being conscious of people around. Henri Cartier-Bresson
used the technique of wrapping the camera inside his handkerchief. Of
course, one also has to consider the legal issues, as there are many
places where this type of photography is prohibited for security reasons.

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Photojournalism (cont) :
Celebrity Photography: Celebrity photography is all about
capturing celebrities from various fields. Various media houses
use such photographs - from publications (magazines,
newspapers) to the online media. In this case there are
various ways of approaching this subject. In the first instance,
celebrities are shot with meticulous planning in a studio or at
an outdoor location where the styling is well planned for; this
includes the clothes, make up and the accessories. Apart from
this, photographers who specialize in celebrity photography
also need to capture them at various functions or press
conferences. Where as, there is a third type of celebrity
photography known as the paparazzi. This is about capturing
celebrities on camera without their consent. These
photographs are exclusive and often fetch the premium price
for all photographers.
Sports Photography: This genre of photography is dedicated
completely to capturing the best images in action, for any kind
of sports. A photographer in this case should have the knack to
capture stunning images on camera with great speed. There
are many photographers who have dedicated themselves
completely to this segment. These photographs are mainly
used by publishing houses and other branches of media.

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Nude Photography:
Nude photography is about the depiction of the human body in nude form.
These photographs are not meant for eroticism but purely for the study
of the human body. Here, the face is not always the focal point and the
compositions are stylized with experimentation in terms of light and
backdrops.

War Photography:
War photography is about capturing photographs that depict the situations
at war in terms of the people or the particular situation. Here, the
photographers are always at risk and often the target of the warring
groups.

Candid Photography:
Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the first names that crops up in ones mind
when it comes to candid photography. This can be said to be one of the
purest forms of photography, which does not include any staged
situations. Candid photography is all about being spontaneous!

Fire Photography:
This form of photography would require the photographer to be equipped
with protective clothing. The photographer in this case, clicks
photographs of firefighting operations. This type of photography is useful
for investigations.

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Forensic Photography:
Also known as crime scene photography, here the job of
the photographer is mainly to capture images for an
accurate representation of the scene of crime. Here, a
photographer will have to cover all the possible angles
of the particular scene for investigation purposes.
These images could be about any scene of crime or
even accidents.

Secret Photography:
Here, it is the primary aim of the photographer to capture
images of people without their knowledge.
Professional photographers mainly use this type of
photography for investigative purposes and unethical
publication of the same can result in various legal
issues. Here, the photographer can also conceal
himself/herself from the concerned party including the
camera being used.

Macro Photography:
This style of photography is completely about close-up
images of the particular subject. This style is used
particularly to capture details of organisms or nature
that may not be visible to the naked eye.

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Aerial Photography:
A photographer in this case, needs to be an expert at
capturing images from an elevated position. There
are various techniques used to obtain these images;
a photographer can click these images from a
helicopter or an aircraft and more recently, kites are
also being used wherein the camera is attached to
the kite to click photographs when the kite is in the
air.
Headshot Photography:
This type of photography focuses mainly on the
persons face (mug shots) but is different from
portrait photography. The images in this case are
plainer in nature as the client would need to use
these images purely for work purposes.

Food Photography:
Food photography is mainly in demand due to the rising
needs from the advertising industry and publishing
houses. It is the photographers skill that is required
to make the group of objects look very interesting
and appealing to the viewer.

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Astrophotography:
Photographers in this case focus completely on capturing images from space. This could range from
the planets to the stars or any other interesting formations. It is very difficult to capture a clear
image of any incident in the starry skies owing to many technical problems a photographer may
face. However, with the advent of new technology in this field, many innovative options are
being added to make this type of photography easier for avid photographers dedicated to this
field.

Child Photography :
In this case, the photographer should definitely have a knack to handle children to capture their best
moods and moments! These types of photographs are used for advertising purposes or even
for personal reasons.

Black and White Photography:

With the advent of colour photography, black and white photography would have been pass.
However, this is a medium that offers vast options for photographers. The timeless appeal of
black and white photography can be used for any topic. Photographers in this case would need
to use lighting and textures apart from composition and latest techniques to be rewarded with
beautiful visuals.

Digital Photography:
Digital photography is all about photographers opting for the digital cameras over the traditional ways
to click images that are faster to transmit. However, there are many photographers who still
prefer to use film to digital cameras for better clarity and representation of light and dark.

Night Photography:
Photographers in this case completely specialize in night scenes. Due to the problem of
minimum light, new techniques are being incorporated. A photographer can use artificial
light or even a long exposure to capture clear and precise images.