Categories of photography are the general types of photography that focus on different subjects or goals. Some examples of categories are portrait, landscape, wildlife, wedding, sports, documentary, and fine art photography. Each category has its own challenges and rewards, and you can learn a lot from trying different ones.
Approaches of photography are the specific ways to photograph or edit images. Some examples of approaches are black and white, color, infrared, macro, long exposure, HDR, panoramic, and abstract photography. Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages, and you can have fun experimenting with different ones.
Capturing the beauty and majesty of nature with tripods and filters.
Sebastião Salgado
Darren Moore
Documenting spontaneous and authentic moments of people with discreet and fast lenses.
Henri Cartier Bresson
Revealing very small and close-up details of subjects with specific lenses or accessories.
Alexey Kljatov
Showcasing the shape, style and design of buildings and structures with wide-angle or tilt-shift lenses.
Hélène Binet
Expressing the appearance, personality and mood of a person or a group with bright and medium-tele lenses.
Yousuf Karsh
Making simple and essential images with few elements and colors with clean and balanced compositions.
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Drawing from still life art painting, the photographer can use lighting, props, and shot selection to produce amazing images.
Carl Warner
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