The era of the camera phone has made it easy to share and click photos. These cameras have exposed people to photography and other forms of visual imagery. We can see the advertisements on the stores and the photos of our friends who have shared them on social media; photography is used as a way to communicate with or express the viewer. People click photos every day. But few people know the inspiration behind these various photography styles. Knowing the various types of photography gives us the ability to identify the best genres for our photography needs.
Let's look at the 15 different types of photography.
Aerial Photography - As we fly above ground level, we aim to capture beautiful scenes below. We try to capture the best landscape scenes from above when we fly. This is called aerial photography.
Gaspar Felix Tournachon was a French balloonist and photog. He took the main aeronautical image in 1858. He had to test for quite some time before he could take the photo. He had taken the photo of Petit-Becetre (French town) from 80 m high hot-air swell.
Architectural Photography: Framing any structure's colour, shape, layout, or art can soothe the eyes. This category of photography includes images of buildings or monuments. While both the interior and exterior of a building may be framed, the most difficult aspect for the photographer to remember is the lighting and distortion.
Candid Photography: We capture moments as they occur in this type of photography. The subject is not aware that the photographer is there, so it appears natural. This makes the picture look very relaxed.
Expert tip: A very long zoom lens is best for taking candid photos. You can lose a natural and relaxed image if the zoom lens is too short.
Documentary Photography: These are manual photos that are used as a way to emphasize a specific picture or story. This includes manual photographs that create a photo story. These pictures can be used to tell stories of science, war and fiction. This genre requires that we capture every detail, which will allow us to tell a story through a photograph.
Fashion Photography: These photos are used to advertise and finally sell something. This includes the glamourization of the product, which makes it more appealing to customers and encourages them to buy it.
These photos need to be creative and well taken. These photos can be taken anywhere: in a studio, an apartment, or outdoors. Before framing the product we have to prepare the environment. This preparation can include makeup, lighting, locations, and makeup.
Food Photography: We are always served food at our table, whether it is at home or in restaurants. Images are created from the photos of the food that is being served. Food photography is the type of photography used by bloggers, restaurants, and websites to draw customers and sell their products.
Expert tip: Natural light is the best way to capture food photography. It is not a good idea to use flash when taking photos of food. Flash can add unwanted elements to our images. This is a major no-no. Flash can make your food appear greasy and cause natural colours to disappear from the photos.
Landscape Photography is a popular type of photography. This type of photography focuses on beautiful scenes, environmental effects, and how they are captured. We love to capture beautiful scenes as they are eye-soothing.
Lighting is crucial to capturing perfect landscape shots. It is best to use a tripod as shaking can cause blurred images. A high shutter can give us a perfect shot as light may be reflected inside the camera. Our image will look sharp and bright.
Night-long exposure photography This photography focuses mainly on light, shutter and aperture.
We must feel comfortable with the manual mode of our camera in order to get the perfect photos.
Photojournalism: This style of photography is very similar with documentary photography. This is the process of taking photos of what's happening at the moment and sharing them with the world.