UNIT 5 THE PHOTOGRAPHER

TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY

LEARNING GOALS

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?

TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Architecture

Nature

Fashion

Photojournalism

Fine art

Portrait

Landscape

Street

Lifestyle

Travel

Macro

Vernacular

ARCHITECTURE
Architectural photography is the photographing of buildings
and structures.

FA S H I O N
Fashion 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.

FINE ART
Photography 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.

LANDSCAPE
Landscape 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.

LIFESTYLE

Attempt 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.

MACRO
The art of
photographing very
small and/or close-up
objects.

N AT U R E

Plants, wildlife, seas,

oceans, etc.

PHOTOJOURNALISM

The collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication

or broadcast; images in order to tell a news story.

PORTRAIT
Trying 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.

STREET
Photography that aims to capture
candid social situations in public
places.
What differs street photography
from lifestyle is the fact that a
human subject doesnt 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.)

VERNACULAR

Ordinary, 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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