The styles and types of photography I will attempt to create on my own are portraits, macro, B&W, sport, fashion, nature, and food.
Portraits are the photography of people, or having a person as your subject in your photo. It has many different styles, and ways you can enhance a portrait. For example, you can alter your perspective, or play with lighting, and many more. This type of photography requires lots of creative thinking, or 'outside the box' ideas. Experiment with it, and have fun taking pictures of your friends or family. Some professional photographers go out onto the streets and ask random strangers to stop and take pictures them (Rowse, n.d.).
A lot of pictures I take that are actually 'photography' and not just for fun are macro photos, or close-up pictures. The scene is usually sharp focused onto one point, then a blurry surrounding/background. Macro photography can be of anything - the patterns on your clothes, or a speck of sprinkle you put on icecream. Many food photographs are macro, sometimes portrait photographs are macro too, but mostly macro is used for still life. For this style of photography, I think I'll have fun with getting different objects, then letting people guess what they are.
Naturistic photos has a variable meaning, it can be taking pictures of flowers, cats, birds, mountains, the ocean, or stuff like clouds. Basically a picture with a subject of anything from nature. When shooting the scene, always look carefully at what you're framing before taking it. And wildlife photos are hard if you have a constantly moving subject, so you have to be paitient and take a lot of shots. Time can also affect this type of photography, when you're shooting landscape scenes, think about if you can improve it if you shot it at another hour (Wavelength Media 2008).
Styles such as B&W (Black and White), or fashion, requires special effects or processes. Some cameras have the B&W features, but some that don't can do editing on computers. It's best to shoot with colour first, then convert. Concentrate on tones, textures, shapes, etc.(Wavelength Media, 2008). Fashion shoots usually have a person or people as subject, and usually, a lot of editing is done to the photo.
When it comes to sports, you have to get lenses that avoid blurring. Sports involve movement, and you want to catch a certain frame that show the motion and intensity. Sports photography is about timing. A good tip is to keep your camera on focus before the shot. Predict peak action, when the magic moment happens, for example, when the baseball comes in contact with the bat, or when a snowboarder jumps into the air. (Wavelength Media, 2008)
In food photography you have to make the food itself look good. Try catching different angles, partial shots, and using a good background really makes a difference. Getting down low with the food at plate level enhances certain shots. Macro is very effective with highlighting different elements of the dish. Also, if the food is hot served, a little steam can give it a fresh feeling, but this requires technique on how to capture steam. (Rowse, n.d.)
This project obviously involves photo shooting. I plan to make a photo scrapbook, and putting in the different styles of photography I have learned. The camera I'm using is Canon Powershot SD1000 (Digital Elph), it has 7.1 mega pixels, so it is fairly clear. One of the good features on this camera is its macro function. Very professional-looking.
Photoshop will be used in this project, and I am pretty familiar with it. Pictures will be tweaked in lighting, colours, brightness/contrast/exposure options. Existing light create various effects that flash does not. You can try to take a snapshot with existing light first, then use flash, to compare (Chamber, 2001). Fixing blemishes is also useful in portraits.
I hope this project will be successful and stretch my photography knowledge. I will experience with many new things and I'll definetly have fun shooting photos.
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