Basic knowledge: classification of photography

1, still life photography

Still life photography, as opposed to figure photography and landscape photography, takes pictures of inanimate objects (this concept of inanimate objects is relative, such as fish and shrimp caught from the sea, melons and fruits picked, etc. ) and man-made objects that can move or combine freely as performance objects.

Mostly take industrial or handmade products, natural inanimate objects and so on as the shooting theme. On the basis of truly reflecting the inherent characteristics of the subject, the subject is represented as a photographic work with artistic beauty through creative ideas and photography means such as composition, light, tone and color. It's called still life photography.

2. Portrait photography

Portrait photography is different from ordinary portrait photography: portrait photography takes the description and expression of the subject's specific appearance and expression as its primary creative task, while portrait photography takes the expression of events and activities that the subject participates in as its main task, and takes the expression of specific plots as its main task, instead of expressing the subject's appearance and expression with vivid images.

As long as it mainly shows the specific appearance and mental state of the subject, it belongs to the category of portrait photography. Of course, it can also be divided into three categories: indoor portraits, indoor portraits in specific environments, and outdoor portraits. What are the requirements for portrait photography? Both form and spirit? .

Step 3 record photography

Documentary photography refers to photo photography that takes recording as the first purpose and reflects the true image of objective things.

Photography was born for recording. Its powerful vitality after its birth lies precisely in its recording function. This is incomparable or irreplaceable by other technologies or arts. Documentary photography can be divided into news photography and documentary photography according to the different ways of recording images and the different values pursued.

4. Artistic photography

With the development of the times, people continue to add artistic elements to photography and begin to produce artistic photography. The difference between it and documentary photography lies in the artistic level, but there is no absolute boundary. The effect of artistic photography is more beautiful, because it requires not only technology, but also the time, place and angle of shooting.

5. Photo photography

Photo photography has always been an important form of portrait photography with its beautiful picture language and beautiful design connotation. Portrait photography has gradually become an important school of photography.

6. Commercial photography

Commercial photography, as its name implies, refers to photography activities for commercial purposes. This kind of photography exists for commercial interests, and shooting according to the requirements of enterprises is relatively restrictive.

7. Ink photography

Like traditional ink painting, ink photography works appearing on the market now can be divided into landscapes, flowers and birds, and artistic conception according to the subject matter, which corresponds to landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting in Chinese painting; According to the technique and artistic conception, it can be divided into abstract and concrete, which corresponds to the freehand brushwork and meticulous brushwork of Chinese painting.

Although it is inevitable to use Photoshop and other software to post-process the ink-wash photos, this does not mean that the original photos can be distorted at will. Good ink and wash photography works need to modify the original photos as little as possible, which tests the photographer's composition and ability to capture light and shadow.

8. Holography

Holography refers to a new photography technology, which records all the information of the amplitude and phase of the reflected wave of the object being photographed. Holography can be applied to nondestructive testing, ultrasonic holography, holographic microscope, holographic storage, holographic film and television and many other aspects in industry.