IntroductionAs with all art forms, there are a wealth of genres that make up photography as a whole. Some of these are featured in my mindmap below. Ghost PhotographyGhost photography (or spirit photography as it's known to some) is a type of photography originating from the late 19th century. It aims to capture ghosts, spirits and other supernatural entities. Though whether or not is actually does capture spectral beings or not is another matter entirely. The genre first emerged while early photographers were experimenting with analogue photography, unintentionally creating ghostly imprints in the photographic paper. From there the genre blossomed with some people trying to intentionally recreate the ghostly effect. Something that preisits to this day. Notable ghost photographers include William Mumler (1832-1888) and William Hope (1863-1933). Due to the nature of this photography it is rather controversial and some do not consider it to be a real genre of photography. Fashion PhotographyFashion photography is unsurprisingly a genre of photography that focusses on displaying clothing. This can be for commercial or artistic purposes, or even both. Though there are photographs of fashion dating back to 1850, fashion photography as a genre did not take off until the early 20th century with boom in the film, beauty and celebrity industries. There are four different types of fashion photography; those being, catalogue, high fashion, street and editorial. • Catalogue Fashion Photography
• High Fashion Photography
• Street Fashion Photography
• Editorial Photography
Portrait PhotographyPortrait photography is a genre of photography that focuses on capturing the likeness of a person, primarily the face and upper body. It is often used to capture emotions and comes in a variety of styles such as high key and low key portraiture (of which I previously explored). Portrait photography is used for a variety of different purposes, whether that be as headshots for actors, magazines, family portraits or even social media posts. Portrait photography is believe to have originated in the mid 1800s with the first example from Robert Cornelius in 1839. Landscape PhotographyLandscape photography is primarily about capturing the natural beauty of the earth, they can feature vast expanses or small microscopic details of the world around us. Typically they are shot horizontally though there are exceptions to this rule. Landscape photography is believed to have started somewhere around the 1830s. However there seems to be some discussion about who took the first landscape photograph. Bibliography
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Characteristics and UsesBlack and white photography is a genre of photography characterised by exclusively greyscale images. It aims to redirect an audience’s attention towards the texture, shape and pattern of a subject by removing the colour of an image. These images are often very dramatic, with the use of high contrast to deepen shadows. However with that being said, there are also examples of black and white photography that are the complete opposite, with low contrast used to give the image a soft, subtle touch. Black and white photography can be used in just about any context, whether that be for a magazine, website or a social media post. My PhotographyThis is a collection of Black and white landscape photography I took on the college grounds. All photos were taken with a DSLR camera. When looking for scenes to take photos of, I find I was drawn to patterns. This is something quite evident from the many photos I took of tree silhouettes. I was also looking for texture, something I was able to find in the many old stone garden features dotted about the grounds. I decided to give my photos a very dramatic edit in post production, enhancing the contrast and exposure to bring out the shadows to achieve a multitude of effects. Primarily to bring out the texture but also to enhance the lonely atmosphere of certain images. Particularly with my photos of the old stone garden features, clearly from a time long pasted. To instil this atmosphere, I manually blacked out much of the background leaving only the stone features in frame. To which I also enhanced the clarity and contrast. I think this is all rather fitting for this genre of photography, since after all black and white photography is all about drama and contrast.
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