Photography

Photography is an expensive art that includes more than just portrait, landscape or glamour photography. Both professional and amateur photographers may favor specific types of photography over others. While a professional photographer may work in photojournalism, an amateur may be particularly interested in macro-photography.
The following are few types of photography

Photojournalism requires the photographer to shoot only the facts. No alteration or beautification of the photo is permitted. Photojournalism pictures are often powerful images that engage the viewer with the news story. Knowing how to take such shots to capture the original emotion is often learned only through years of practice and experience.
Photojournalism is most of the time limited to professionals. This is because serious photojournalists must be sure that their shots maintain the integrity of the original scene.

Documentary photographs tell stories with images. The main difference between photojournalism and documentary photography is that documentary photography is meant to serve as a historical document of a political or social era while photojournalism documents a particular scene or instance.
A documentary photographer may shoot a series of images of the inner city homeless or chronicle the events of international combat. Any topic may be the subject of documentary photography. As with photojournalism, documentary photography seeks to show the truth without manipulating the image.

Action Shots professionals may specialize in different subjects. Sports photography and nature photography are one of the fastest and most exciting types of photography. As with any action shot, a good sports photographer has to know his or her subject well enough to anticipate when to take pictures. The same rule goes for photographers taking action shots of animals in nature or of a plane taking off.

Macro-photography describes the field of photography in which pictures are taken at close range. In past only photographers with advanced and expensive equipment are able to take macro-photography. Now it is easier for amateurs to practice with digital cameras with macro settings. Macro-photography subjects may include flowers, insects, flowers or any object where close-up photography reveals interesting details.

Microphotography uses specialized cameras and microscopes to capture images of extremely small subjects. Most applications of microphotography are best suited for the scientific world. For example, microphotography is used in disciplines as diverse as astronomy, biology and medicine.

Glamour photography seeks to capture its subject in suggestive poses that emphasize curves and shadows. As the name implies, the goal of glamour photography is to depict the model in a glamorous light. Consequently, many glamour shots carry flirtatious, mysterious and playful tones.

An aerial photographer specializes in taking photos from great height in air. Photos may be used for surveying or construction, to capture birds or weather on film or for military purposes. Aerial photographers have used planes, remote controlled aircraft, etc to take pictures from the air.

Underwater photography is usually employed by scuba divers or snorkel. However, the cost of scuba diving, coupled with often expensive and unwieldy underwater photography equipment, makes this one of the less common types of photography. Similarly, if an amateur has the equipment and the scuba know-how, taking shots underwater can be complicated, as scuba goggles are magnified and distort the photographer’s vision.

Artistic photographs have aesthetic value to be considered art. Artistic photography covers a variety of subjects. A nature photographer may use underwater photography to create an art show based on sea life. A portrait photographer’s show may feature black and white artistic portraitures.

Portraiture is one of the oldest types of photography. The goal of portraiture is to capture the personality of the subject or group of subjects on film.

Wedding photography is a blend of different types of photography. Wedding photos are retouched and edited to produce a variety of effects. For example, a photographer may treat some of the pictures with sepia toning to give them a more classic, timeless look. He may have to employ glamour photography techniques to capture the bride and groom at their best. In addition, a wedding photographer must have portrait photography skills.

Many professional photographers devote their careers to advertising photography as photography is very crucial in advertising. The need for unique and attractive advertising copy means the photographer may have to work with various types of photography such as art photography, macro-photography and glamour photography.

Travel photography may span several categories of photography, including advertising, documentary or vernacular photography that depicts a particularly local or historical flavor. A travel photographer can capture the feel of a location with both landscapes and portraiture.

Night Photography
Night Photography refers to the practice of taking photographs during the night. Due to the lack of light availability in night photography, photographers use powerful flashes, available light such as moon, artificial lighting or long exposure times and digital camera to make sure that the film is properly exposed in capturing a night scene.