11 Types of Photography
Finding the right photography for you
Photography is one of the most expressive careers to pursue or hobbies to explore. Finding what photography you enjoy most is the best yet extensive process of starting photography. The good news is, whatever your interests are, be it food, people, animals, fashion, and so on, there’s likely an opportunity in photography for them.
Working With People
Photographing people can be such a joyful process, from personal portraits to fashion shoots. This requires you to have the ability to make people feel free/ at ease. As well as the knowledge of how light effects the message of the photograph.
- Portrait Photography: Capturing images of people usually in an environment their not used to, such as a studio.
- Fashion Photography: Allows you to work with various creatives such as models, shoot coordinators, and stylists. Your images could end up on billboards, catalogues, or magazines.
- Documentary Photography: Mostly done in black and white, this is telling the story of an event using photographs. The aim is to capture the natural/unmanipulated reality of someone or something.
Capturing Lifestyles
Special occasions need to be kept in memory… and in images. Mostly unplanned and candid photography, event and wedding photography is probably the most popular way of capturing people’s lifestyles.
- Wedding Photography: Capturing a couple on the most important day of their lives together could be overwhelming, however it is one of the most beautiful careers to pursue.
- Street Photography: From the city to the suburb, markets to parks, street photography allows you to explore the environment around you and turn your daily route into a photographic artwork.
- Candid Photography: Capturing people in moments they least expect. People pose when they see a camera, therefore candid photography allows you to capture natural images of people.
Commercial Photography
This is a way to turn photography into a source of income and a career.
- Product Photography: Shoes, makeup, and the latest apparel all need photograph that make you want to buy them. One must understand the vision of each brand to photograph the product as required for its marketing.
- Food Photography: Mouthwatering meals requires mouthwatering images. Food photography includes capturing images for menus, advertisements and websites.
Art for Art Sake
Tapping into one’s imagination to create artistic images.
- Still life Photography: Deriving its name from dead life, this is photographing any inanimate objects. From food to landscapes, clothes to accessories, if its not alive, its still life.
- Fine art Photography: The only limitation of fine art photography is the imagination of the photographer as the very definition of the genre depends on the photographer.
- Surreal Photography: Perhaps the most artistic choice, surreal photographers create unique images from usual subjects.