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 * Photography: Different Genres **

** A picture is worth a thousand words, but there are different variations of photography. Many people use photography as their profession, but they are always categorized into different genres. To do every type of photography would be nearly impossible, seeing as how there are endless categories of photography. We see photography in many different forms as well, therefore the uses and representation of photography could be as openly interpreted different to any individual. **

** To classify photography, is actually a difficult process. One thing that makes it hard is how different people could interpret between a genre, or a technique. For example, who's to say whether high speed photography is a genre, or a genre? ** ** Even if you can identify genres, there is often lots of overlap between the different genres. And it is tough deciding what is a genre and what is a sub-genre. **

__** There are four categories for genres of photography. **__ ** Creative Genres ** ** Editorial Genres ** ** Retail Genres and Personal Genres ** ***Take into consideration that this was a method created by a person, and is not an overall technique known by the people of the photography world.**


 *  __Creative Genres__ **


 * Creative genres tend to allow an element of fantasy and so are more liberal in terms of photographic ethics, allowing significant retouching and blending of images and so on. Be mindful that this is not an exhaustive list. Are there any other genres of photography that you think should fit in here? **



**__Editorial Genres__**
 * Not all these genres can be considered ethical all of the time. Public relations imagery, for instance, may include a good deal of invention, and spy photography may be a plain violation of human rights. Just because we list the genres here, does not mean we condone them or suggest you begin to practice them. Be mindful that this is not an exhaustive list. Are there any other genres of photography that you think should fit in here? **

__**Retail Genres**__

**Retail genres are about serving private primarily in aiding them to record a significant milestone or achievement in life. **



__ **Personal Genres ** __ **Personal genres don't require the services of a professional photographer. Any income to be made here is in enabling people to take good pictures themselves either by providing equipment, training, post processing or products that can be created from their photography. **




 * When it comes down to it, there are those general genres we're all familiar of. Fashion, nature, art, portrait, animal photography... etc. **
 * Some people use certain genres for a profession, such as fashion photography, and for modeling. **
 * As well, photography is seen for advertisements, and is seen every single day of our lives. **
 * Some are just for the sake of taking photographs and just displaying them to the world. **
 * There are different techniques for different types of photography, and whether a photograph is good or bad in it's terms of categorization, is all subjective. **

**Here are some examples of some photographs (found on Tumblr):**









=**Basic Camera Shot types:**=
 * Extreme Wide Shots** (EWS) act to establish the area.
 * Wide Shots** (WS) show the entire person or area. They’re great for establishing the scene and allow for good action of the characters. Sometimes this is known as the long shot.
 * Medium Shots** (MS) frame the subject from the waste up. This is the most common shot and allows for hand gestures and motion.
 * Medium Close Ups** (MCU) shots show the subject in more detail and are often framed from just below the shoulders to the top of the head.
 * Close Ups** (CU) show a particular part of your subject. For people this usually means the shot frames just the head!
 * Extreme Close Ups** (ECU) are much tighter close-up shots in which you get detail greater than the human eye might be able to normally perceive. An example of this shot might be of the mouth and eyes together

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 > > ==Side Lighting== > > ==Back Lighting== > > ==Three-point Lighting== > > ==Diffuse Lighting==
 * ==Front Lighting==
 * Front lighting is accomplished by lighting the subject directly from the front or, in the case of outdoors photography, by taking the picture with the sun to your back. This form of lighting is good for accentuating details in your photograph, but has the often-undesirable effect of giving your subjects a flat and uninteresting look.
 * Side lighting is a useful alternative to front lighting. Lighting your subject from an angle will create shadows, resulting in more intriguing and artistic-looking photographs. Shadows provide the eye with additional information, creating the illusion of depth. Varying the angle at which the light shines will produce different results, and a little experimentation may produce new and interesting effects.
 * Back lighting is often used to create a silhouette effect by placing a light source behind the subject. It is also effective when taking pictures of people who are standing in direct sunlight or otherwise harsh light. People will often squint when facing a bright light, and this is easily remedied by turning them away from the light. Reflected light or a fill flash will help in reducing shadows caused by back lighting, where desired.
 * Three-point lighting is a combination of front, side and back lighting. The front, or key, light is the primary means of illuminating the subject (in outdoor photography, the sun is generally used as the key light). The side, or fill, light is used to generate shadows, and you can vary this light's angle and strength for different stylistic effects. The back light is used to help make the subject stand out from the background of the photograph.
 * Diffuse lighting results in a softer light that can generate dramatic effects and often preserves details that would be lost in bright sunlight or under harsh artificial lights. This type of lighting occurs naturally during the early morning and late afternoon hours, and is prevalent on cloudy days. You can generate your own diffuse lighting effects by placing a softbox in front of your light source or through the use of a reflective umbrella.

Read more: [|Basic Types of Lighting in Photography | eHow.com] [|http://www.ehow.com/about_4740753_basic-types-lighting-photography.html#ixzz1ntM98c3r]

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** 1. Shots with different shot size s.** One of the major distinctions among types of shots is the shot size. The shot size identifies how large and area will be visible within the frame. Among the following common shot sizes the distance between the camera and subject varies. extreme wide shot
 * **Extreme wide shot** (EWS) shows a broad view of the surroundings around the character and coveys scale, distance, and geographic location.
 * **Wide shot** (WS) shows an entire character from head to toe.
 * **Medium wide shot** (MWS) shows a character usually cut off across the legs above or below the knees. It is wide enough to show the physical setting in which the action is taking place, yet it is close enough to shot facial expression.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Medium shot** (MS) shows a character's upper-body, arms, and head.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Close-up shot** (CU) shows a character's face and shoulders. It is close enough to show subtle facial expressions clearly.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Extreme close-up shot** (ECU) shows only a part of a character's face. It fills the screen with the details of a subject.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:http://accad.osu.edu/~midori/03_763/cinema/ex_wide.jpg width="303" height="220"]]

|| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">wide shot

|| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">medium wide shot
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:http://accad.osu.edu/~midori/03_763/cinema/med_wide.jpg width="302" height="204"]]

|| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">medium shot

|| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">close-up shot ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:http://accad.osu.edu/~midori/03_763/cinema/m_closeup.jpg width="299" height="261"]]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">extreme close-up shot ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:http://accad.osu.edu/~midori/03_763/cinema/ex_closeup.jpg width="299" height="227"]]

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