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7 Different Photography Styles to Learn

Because most photographers concentrate in one or two genres of photography, dabbling with several styles of photography can help you broaden your skill set. Many of the technical and artistic skills necessary are applicable to a variety of photography disciplines. This implies that when you gain experience in one area, you can pick up vital tips and techniques that can help you become a better photographer in other areas.

You may lay a good foundation for your photography profession by understanding and practicing the seven main styles of photography listed below.

1. Photographing portraits

Portrait photography, often known as portraiture, is a type of photography that tries to convey an individual's or group's personality and attitude. Photographs might be casual or posed, full-body or close-up. The subject's face and eyes are usually in focus in either case. Tone and emotion can be conveyed through lighting and backdrop. Senior portraits, family portraits, engagement images, and professional headshots are all popular forms of photographic portraits. The best portrait photographers make their clients feel entirely at ease, allowing for natural and relaxed expressions.

2. Photographic journalism

Photojournalism is a method of using images to tell the tale of a significant (or even historic) event or location. Photojournalism should be as objective and truthful as possible, with candid moments captured as they happen taking precedence over beautiful images. Photojournalists typically attend planned events in the hopes of capturing unscripted, unplanned moments. Their work appears frequently in publications and newspapers.

3. Photographing Fashion

Fashion photography enhances the appeal of fashion clothing, shoes, and accessories by highlighting and glamorizing them. It is often found in periodicals and on the internet. People may prefer this specialization to other sorts of photography since it allows them to be more creative in creating eye-catching and appealing photos. Runway photographers operate in a variety of settings, from fashion shows to studios with full lighting sets to city streets and open fields, and shoot a lot of full body photos. When working with shoot stylists, creative directors, and models, they must use many of the same abilities as portrait photographers and must practice effective collaboration and communication.

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4. Photographing Sports

Sports photography can capture the passion, drama, and emotion that powers sporting events by capturing athletes, coaches, and even supporters at the ideal moment. To keep up with the action around them, sports photographers must aim and shoot rapidly, and it's better to use a higher ISO to shoot at a faster shutter speed. For zooming in on the action, sports photographers typically utilize long, heavy lenses. In this competitive genre, unique views might help your work stand out.

5. Photography of Still Life

Still life photography, as the name implies, focuses on inanimate items, whether natural or man-made. Artistic and commercial still life photography are both possible. It's frequently seen in stock photos and product marketing. (Think of catalogs, publications, and billboards that include product graphics.) Getting a superb shot in a still life requires careful object selection, placement, and lighting.

6. Photographic Editorial

Editorial photography is used to accompany a narrative or article in a magazine or newspaper. Editorial photography can cover a wide range of topics and is entirely reliant on the topic of the text it is accompanying. In general, you'll want to acquire photos that work in a range of layouts, including horizontal and vertical compositions, for editorial photography. Working directly with writers and creative directors is likely when working in editorial photography, therefore exhibiting good communication skills and professionalism can help you succeed.

7. Photographing Architecture

Architectural photography covers both the interior and external design of buildings and structures. This genre includes a wide range of structures, from warehouses to city bridges to old country barns. Frequently, the shot highlights the structure's most appealing features, such as a particular beam or archway. It's also a good idea to highlight interesting materials and colors. Architectural photography can be difficult to light, and photographers who shoot exteriors must be able to deal with natural light. A tilt-shift lens, a tripod, and a panoramic head are all important pieces of equipment. Designers, architects, leasing businesses, and building investors can all benefit from architectural photography.

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We've been presenting several photography showcases over the last few months, and while some readers detested them, the majority of readers found them inspiring and ideal for a dreary workday morning. However, in the inspirational posts, we should have included not only some inspiration for your work, but also some valuable photography techniques and photo tutorials that will help you obtain the best possible images for your ideas. And, as many of you have suggested, now is the moment to fix our error.

In this article, we'll go over some helpful photography techniques, lessons, and resources for a variety of different types of photography. When shooting your next flawless shot, you'll discover how to set up the ideal atmosphere and what strategies, principles, and rules of thumb to consider. This isn't meant to be an exhaustive list; please feel free to propose other articles in the comments section.

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What Is Photography and How Does It Work?

Photography is the art of creating an image by catching light with a camera, usually using a digital sensor or film. You may even picture wavelengths of light that are invisible to the naked eye, such as UV, infrared, and radio, with the correct camera equipment.

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce of France took the first permanent image in 1826 (other accounts state 1827). It depicts the sun shining on a building's roof. You may see a copy of it below:

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Photographer of the Day: Pierre Pichot

Category: Street Photographer: Pierre Pichot Photo: “Shy” I love the mystery in this, where is he going, where has he been, what or who will greet him as he turns the corner. Is someone watching him from the windows above? So many stories to be told within this image. It really makes the imagination go…

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Donald Weber: Making Pictures About Something vs. Pictures of Something

In a nutshell, what does the work of a photojournalist or documentary photographer entail? Canadian photographer Donald Weber summed it up nicely in his opening statement for a VICE Picture Perfect episode on photographing the Fukushima disaster. "I love photography, but I'm not really interested in a picture. There's a difference between pictures of something, and pictures about something. And I wanted to make pictures about something." Among his biggest bodies of work that best drive this point across draw the parallels between the nuclear disasters of Chernobyl and Fukushima. from The Phoblographer http://bit.ly/2IV7pzw via IFTTT

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This Free Masterclass Teaches Adobe Lightroom in Just 30 Minutes

The popular YouTube channel Mango Street has released this free video that’s a crash course on Adobe Lightroom. The masterclass will train you in the basics in less than 30 minutes (it’s 28 minutes and 49 seconds, to be exact).

Here’s an index of the different sections and the timestamps at which they’re found:

00:41: Getting Started 03:06: Library Module 04:58: Develop Module 06:27: Histogram 07:03: Tools 10:58: Basic Adjustments 14:02: Tone Curve 15:41: HSL 17:06: Split Toning 18:04: Detail 19:35: Lens Corrections 21:42: Transform 22:19: Effects 22:46: Calibration 23:43: Editing Faster 25:27: Exporting

“We cover everything a new user needs to know to get up and running with Lightroom so they can edit their photos with confidence,” Mango Street tells PetaPixel.

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Film vs. Digital: This is How Dynamic Range Compares

Photographer Bill Lawson wanted to compare the dynamic range of film and digital photography, so he recently went out and shot 10 stops overexposed and 10 stops underexposed for a 21-stop comparison to see how far you can go before the photo is unusable. He shares the results in the 7-minute video above.

For digital, Lawson shot a Nikon D750 full-frame camera at ISO 100. For film, Lawson shot a Nikon N90s with Kodak T-Max 100. The lens he used on both cameras was a Nikon 135mm f/2 at f/4.8. To underexpose the photos, Lawson used an ND400 filter that darkens the photos by 9 stops.

Here’s what happens as you overexpose film and digital more and more:

And here’s what happens as you underexpose film and digital more and more:

As you can see, a way-too-overexposed digital photo becomes pure white and unusable while its film counterpart is still surprisingly acceptable. On the other hand, a way-too-underexposed film becomes a cloudy black mess while its digital counterpart still provides some semblance of a photo.

“I think that digital has a usable dynamic range of minus 6 or 7 to plus 2,” Lawson says. “I thought that at minus 8 stops, the grain made the digital image unusable. Of course, this is subjective and your opinion may vary. And different digital cameras may yield different results.”

The range of acceptable digital photos.

“I think film has a usable dynamic range from minus 2 stops to plus 10 stops and beyond,” Lawson says. “I thought that at plus 8 stops and beyond, the film images had a distinctive, aesthetic look that I consider desirable. Of course, this is subjective and your opinion may vary.”

The range of acceptable film photos.

The takeaway from this demonstration is that when shooting film, you should expose for the shadows you’d like to capture details in and worry about highlights while processing your photos. For digital, you should expose for the highlights you’d like to capture details in and worry about bringing out shadow details in post-processing.

Or to put it even more simply, it’s safer to overexpose film photos and underexpose digital photos if you’d like to avoid losing details.

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CatLABS X FILM 80 is a New B&W Negative Film

CatLABS has announced CatLABS X FILM 80, a new black-and-white negative film that is being launched in multiple formats.

It’s a traditional slow-speed, fine-grain, high-silver-content film that’s “designed for a wide range of shooting conditions.” The “daylight” film aims to follow in the footsteps of Kodak’s Panatomic-X film and bring back “a classic touch with its unique look” featuring moderate contrast and a deep tonal range.

The film “exhibits a wide exposure latitude under various lighting conditions, and extreme flexibility in processing options,” CatLABS says. “Rate it at 50 ISO when shooting indoors (under studio lighting) for extreme fine-grain, or push it as high as 800 when shooting in low light conditions.

“Once developed, It features an extremely [nearly 100%] clear base, making scanning and or wet printing easier.”

CatLABS X FILM 80 isn’t a rebranded film and it can’t be bought under any other name or brand, the company tells PetaPixel, adding that it’s “a brand new coated/manufactured emulsion, as can be seen by the forward expiration dates (mid 2021), which, by the way, are based on a very conservative estimate.”

Here are some sample photos captured on CatLABS X FILM 80:

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Photo by Marcus Heinrich (@roll_static)

Photo by Marcus Heinrich (@roll_static)

The film has been launched in 120 roll film and is available for $5.55 per roll through the CatLABS website. 4×5 and 8×10 sheet film will be available in mid-May 2019, and the company is aiming to bring 35mm rolls in early 2020. You’ll be able to purchase the film through US retailers such as Adorama “in the coming weeks.”

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Create timelapses easily from directly within Lightroom with Timelapse+ Studio

Timelapses are a lot of fun to make, but they can sometimes be a bit of a hassle to assemble in post. You need to process everything manually, which can still take a while even if you batch process, and if you’re bulb ramping for day-to-night transitions it can be a lot of work to get […]

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Adobe removes $9.99 Photography plan from website; here’s how you can still get it

If you’ve been trying to purchase the Adobe $9.99 photography plan, you may have been in for a bit of a shock this morning, as it was removed from Adobe’s website. Instead, users were presented with the option for the 1 TB Photography plan, $9.99 Lightroom plan or $52.99 Creative Cloud All Apps plan. Adobe…

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Five tips to photograph cityscape panoramas

Panoramas are a great tool to capture cityscapes, especially when shooting sweeping skylines that cannot fit in the usual 3:2 or 4:3 ratios. Another benefit is that the added resolution that comes with stitching a panorama will also allow you to create massive high-quality prints. Shooting a panorama can be more complicated than it seems,…

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Ahmed Deeb: The Photographer as “The Son of War”

We all know that photojournalists put themselves into some serious dangers just to open our eyes to the most pressing issues happening across the globe. But some go even beyond to show exactly how life-threatening their assignments can get. In a 2016 video feature by AJ+, freelance photojournalist Ahmed Deeb lets viewers tag along as he perilously documents the conflicts in Gaza and Syria.  from The Phoblographer http://bit.ly/2DNyBw6 via IFTTT

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CASE Act Bills Introduced in Congress to Create Copyright Small Claims

Back in 2017, the CASE Act (“Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017”) was introduced to establish a copyright small claims system for pursuing infringements on a smaller scale in the US. That bill expired without being passed, new and revised CASE Act bills were just introduced in both the House and Senate this week to revive the effort.

The two bills are both named the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019.” The House bill (HR 2426) was introduced yesterday by Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Doug Collins (R-GA), and the Senate bill (S. 1273) was introduced today by John Kennedy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI).

The problem with the current copyright legal system in the US is that the vast majority of infringements against photographers are of relatively lower value (e.g. less than $3,000) while the majority of lawyers dealing with infringements would only take on cases with relatively larger potential payouts (e.g. over $30,000).

The establishment of a copyright small claims tribunal would help bridge this monetary gap and fix this problem.

“People will still be able to pursue infringement cases in federal court but this is for individuals who cannot afford that expense,” NPPA General Counsel Mickey Osterreicher tells PetaPixel. “The small claims copyright tribunal may be a viable alternative when seeking a small licensing fee or [for photographers] wishing to represent themselves.”

For smaller value copyright infringement cases, photographers would be able to present claims before a tribunal and be awarded damages that are limited to a lower value than what you can receive through the federal court system (e.g. $30,000).

Notable photography industry organizations that support the CASE Act include the American Photographic Artists, American Society of Media Photographers, National Press Photographers Association, North American Nature Photography Association, and Professional Photographers of America. A number of representatives from the organizations were on Capitol Hill this week to cheer on the bills.

Michael Klipper, ASMP attorney (left), Thomas Kennedy, ASMP Executive Director (center), and Alicia Calzada, Deputy General Counsel NPPA (right), attending the CASE Act press conference in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 2019. Photo by Jacie Carter

Members of the Coalition of Visual Artists (of which NPPA and ASMP are members)

“[V]isual journalists currently face a long, expensive process to be compensated for the theft of their work,” says NPPA President Michael P. King. “The manner in which infringement persists without a workable remedy is economically devastating for photographers, their clients, and their employers. It is our hope that the balanced nature of the CASE Act provides a real solution for photographers and other authors.”

Due to how costly (in both time and money) it can be for photographers to pursue copyright infringements, many companies and publishers these days willfully infringe on photographers’ copyright knowing that it’s unlikely they would suffer any consequences.

“Under increased competition from others who infringe with impunity, some publishers now use photos without permission, credit or compensation under the premise of ‘act first, apologize later,’” says Osterreicher. “As part of that cost/benefit analysis, publications weigh the probability of discovery and resulting litigation against the time and cost involved in obtaining prior permission and proper licensing.

“We hope that the CASE Act changes that equation and enables both sides to have a reasonable and affordable venue to resolve these misappropriations.”

You can read the bills for yourself here:

“In its current form, the copyright system leaves no practical way for many creators to protect their rights as copyright holders,” says Senate bill co-sponsor Hirono. “Federal district court litigation is simply too expensive and too complex for small photographers, artists, and the like to pursue valid claims against copyright infringers. The result is a system where those who rely most on their copyrighted works for their livelihoods are forced to sit back and watch while others use those copyrighted works free of charge.

“The CASE Act will go a long way toward fixing this situation. By creating the Copyright Claims Board, the CASE Act establishes a venue where small creators can actually enforce their intellectual property rights and finally bear the fruit of their work.”

Image credits: Header illustration based on photo by Ken Teegardin/www.SeniorLiving.Org and licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

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