lesson 2 • types of photography

T Y P E S O F P H O T O G R A P H YU N I T 5 • T H E P H O T O G R A P H E R

L E A R N I N G G O A L S

• Today, I will…

• Have knowledge and understanding of various types of photography

• Use digital technology to communicate my understanding of types of photography

What are some types of photography that you know of?

T Y P E S O F P H O T O G R A P H Y

• Architecture

• Fashion

• Fine art

• Landscape

• Lifestyle

• Macro

• Nature

• Photojournalism

• Portrait

• Street

• Travel

• Vernacular

A R C H I T E C T U R EArchitectural photography is the photographing of buildings and structures.

FA S H I O NFashion photography is a genre of photography devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items.

Fashion photography is most often conducted on the runway at shows, or for advertisements or fashion magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, or Elle.

F I N E A R TPhotography that is created to express the artist's imagination and emotions.

Photography that is leans more towards being “created” than just shot; staged.

Serves an artistic purpose rather than commercial or for documentation.

L A N D S C A P ELandscape photography shows spaces within the world. Typically captures vast spaces of nature but can also focus on man-made features such as cityscapes; very little “human contact”.

L I F E S T Y L EAttempt to capture the beauty of everyday occurrences; real-life events, typical situations in an artistic manner.

Can blend into other types such as photojournalism, street, portraiture, etc.

M A C R OThe art of photographing very small and/or close-up objects.

N AT U R EPlants, wildlife, seas, oceans, etc.

P H O T O J O U R N A L I S MThe collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast; images in order to tell a news story.

P O R T R A I TTrying to capture the expression, personality, and mood of a person or group of people.

The focus of the photograph is usually the person's face, although the entire body and the background or context may be included.

Typically associated with being shot in a studio, however, can mix with street/lifestyle.

S T R E E TPhotography that aims to capture candid social situations in public places.

What differs street photography from lifestyle is the fact that a human subject doesn’t need to be the focus and typically photos are not staged.

T R AV E L Photography to showcase locations, destinations, and to help illustrate travel literature (articles, brochures, etc.)

V E R N A C U L A ROrdinary, everyday, amateur, unintentional.

TA S K

• With a partner or independently, create a Padlet wall demonstrating examples of the various Types of Photography

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• Create something

• Send your Padlet wall link via Edmodo