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Photo Day 6

The document outlines various photography genres including People Photography, Street Photography, Documentary, Camera Phone, Black & White, and Animal/Pet Photography. Each genre is briefly described, highlighting its focus and significance. An assignment is also included, asking for a street photograph taken with a mobile phone and a one-word title to explain its meaning.

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Photo Day 6

The document outlines various photography genres including People Photography, Street Photography, Documentary, Camera Phone, Black & White, and Animal/Pet Photography. Each genre is briefly described, highlighting its focus and significance. An assignment is also included, asking for a street photograph taken with a mobile phone and a one-word title to explain its meaning.

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Photograph genres

Here are the most important ones. You can get the rest in the document you will
find from the office.

People Photography
The most famous one of all the kinds we go through on this document Candid,
Family, Fashion, Glamour, Passports & Visas, Portrait, Pregnancy, School, Sports,
Wedding
Street Photography
Street photography refers to images taken on or from the street. Looking at the
everyday lives of people in public places is the general focus. This is also known as
urban photography if the primary location is an urban or city setting.
This genre incorporates portraiture, architecture and candid photography.

Recently it became more practiced field in our country as well. The first main
thing is inspiration then most important is the composition.
Documentary
Adventure sports, daring feats, etc.

Documentary photography refers to a type of photography used to chronicle events or


environments.
They tend to be both significant and relevant to history and historical events. These images focus
on everyday life.
Camera Phone
"Convenience" photography using a mobile phone's built‐in camera. While not the best quality, camera
phones have opened a new world of spontaneous, on the‐spot photo opportunities.

Mobile, or smartphone photography refers to all photography captured using your mobile or cell
phone.
And when we say all, we do mean all. From fashion to food to macro, your phone is a versatile
tool.
Black & White
Not simply photography without color, black and white photography explores shapes, tones and
textures. Shadows and highlights become much more important. Even though we are on digital
photography era monochrome has its way to impress many impressionist photographers as well as
realist or surrealist street photographers.
Animal, Pet
Pets and their relationships with humanists or the act of photographing pets in a portrait manner.
Examples of these could be photographing cats, birds or horses. . Note that the human content is
often as important as the animal.

Assignment
Take street photography on your mobile phone and give it a one word title
which explains what you meant in it?

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