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kinds of photography
Personal photography
can be categorized into six major genres Both professional and amateur photographers often specialize in one Over many years the craftsmanship of se- rious photographers has refined subsets of the six genres so there are many different schools within each genre Even within each school individuals create work that is is distinct and recognizable These photographers are said to to have found their voice Let’s sort this out in in a a bit more detail When used in in reference to digital still cameras the term megapixel ex- presses the number of sensor elements that measure light falling on the image sensor array which is called a a a a a a CCD chip chip (standing for charge-coupled device) An array chip chip with that 2048 x 1536 sensor elements can be said to have 3 3 1 1 megapixels (2048 x x 1536 = 3 3 145 728) There are good reasons to find your own voice It be-
gins by becoming aware of different genres and what each expresses best While you cruise through the next pages ask yourself which kind of photography
you you would practice if you were limited to just one Spend an hour or two looking through your albums and file folders of photos Look for pat- terns in in in subject matter in in in composition and in in in the way you approach subjects It’s possible to to shoot many photos and take in thousands more yet never step back to look for the patterns that signal your personal tastes and style The sampling of images shown here is just a a a tiny repre- sentation of each photographic genre Your public library or bookstore has shelves of books books that contain beautiful repro- ductions and a a a history of photography
book will show you the big picture [ 14 ]
part 1 the photgraphic image