LO1 Photography Genres

Photojournalism:

Photojournalism is photography taken in order to publish for a news story. This is often done for publications used online, on Television or in newspapers.​Examples of photojournalists are;  Ron Haviv, Dorethea Lange and Phillip Jones Griffith.

Social Reportage: This type of photography is also known as documentary photography, it often shows both modern and historical events and is typically done by professionals. It is often used in documentaries.Examples of Social Reportage photographers are;

Portrait:Portrait photography is taken to showcase a person's face. It is often used to depict emotions of a group or individual. This is often done for commercial use or for a specific client.Examples of Portrait Photographers are;

Landscape:Landscape Photography is capturing images of a space (often outside). This is often used to illustrate different environments/landscapes.Examples of Landscape photography are;

Still Life:Still life photography is to take images of inanimate objects, arranged in a certain way. Still life photography is often used in publications and advertisement.Examples of Still Life photographers are;

Night photography:Night photography  is done to take images at night. This can be difficult at the lack of light, which can be combatted by using  artificial light and long exposure times (for the camera). This is often used for online use, advertisement and publications (mainly astronomy).Examples of night Photographers are;

Studio/ Fashion:Studio/ Fashion photography is done to take image of clothing/ other fashionable things in high quality and in excruciating detail. This type of photography is often used online, in magazine publications and most often for advertising.Examples of Studio/ Fashion photographers are;

Street:Street photography is often taken spontaneously and features random people and is not planned out (in terms of where everyone is standing). Street photography doesn't necessarily have to be a street or urban area to fit into this genre. This is often used in art exhibitions or in portfolios

. An example of a Street photographer is Martin Elkort.

Sport: 

Sports photography is taking images of parts of a game of sports. This type of photography often shows action, so it isn't always the clearest image. This type of photography is often seen in sports advertisement and publications (sports flyers).

Examples of Sports photographers are;