Archive for the 'Photography Glossary' Category

Specialized Styles of Photography

Outlined below is a list of genres that call for specialized treatment in the process of creating outstanding photographs. These thematic approaches will be discussed in detail here, though there are few more categories and sub-categories in thematic photography like ad messages, corporate brochures, under-water photography and so on.

Wildlife photography
Landscape photography
Sports events
Photo-journalism
Fashion photography
Black & White […]

Popularity: 17% [?]

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Digital Camera Glossary, and the Categories

A digital camera is an electronic device used to capture and store photographs electronically in a digital format, instead of using photographic film like conventional cameras, or recording images in an analog format to magnetic tape like many video cameras. Modern compact digital cameras are typically multifunctional, with some devices capable of recording sound and/or […]

Popularity: 17% [?]

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Digital photography

Digital photography, as opposed to film photography, uses electronic devices to record the image as binary data. This facilitates storage and editing of the images on personal computers, and also the ability to show and delete unsuccessful images immediately on the camera itself.
Digital cameras now outsell film cameras and include features not found in film […]

Popularity: 23% [?]

Monday, March 5th, 2007

Photographer

Photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. This person is generally considered the artist, because he or she constructed the appearance of the product in the same way as any other visual artists. One may be an amateur photographer or a professional photographer if he or she uses photography to make […]

Popularity: 14% [?]

Monday, March 5th, 2007

The Photography styles

Commercial photography
The commercial photographic world can be broken down to:
- Advertising photography: photographs made to illustrate a service or product. These images are generally done with an advertising agency, design firm or with an in-house corporate design team.
- Fashion and glamour photography: This type of photography usually incorporates models. Fashion photography emphasizes the clothes or […]

Popularity: 19% [?]

Sunday, February 25th, 2007