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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