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Even if you feel that you already know what kind of photography you like to do,
it’s always a good idea to try your talent at different aspects of photography.
Pictorial, this is a general term but it applies
to any photographer who’s goal is simply to create beautiful photos. This breaks
down into smaller subsets but the most popular form is landscape and nature
photography. This is what I do and it’s tempting to go on and on but I will just
say that this form of photography, to me, is a real art. At least that is goal
to create art in photographic form. It is the goal of the photographer to use
their abilities to capture an image in it’s moment of beauty and simplicity.
Portrait, this can be people and even animals. It
also includes wedding photography as well. This is an aspect of photography that
can be a lot harder than it seems. Not only do you have to know your basic photo
composition but you need to understand what makes each person look their best.
You must know how to bring out their personality and character in the shot. If
you love working with people this may be your field. It’s fun and challenging.
Photojournalism, now this isn’t just press
photography, though that is one aspect of it. It is also documentary photography
as well, the latter doesn’t always need an event to occur right in front of you.
Either way the purpose is to tell a story. Really good photojournalism shouldn’t
need the text below it to tell you what is going on. It should be compelling and
storytelling. Composition still plays a part, you can’t tell a story if the
story can’t be seen. And while these photos can be beautiful in their technical
aspects they aren’t necessarily beautiful images. The story telling is as
important.
Abstract, probably not as common of a form of
photography but I’m seeing it more and more. This is usually characterized by
extreme close ups of detail of something, so much so that you can’t identify the
original subject. But in this case that doesn’t matter since the abstract detail
or pattern is the subject of the photo. (Color can also be the subject as well.)
Basic composition still plays a part, maybe a bigger part in this form of
photography.
This week’s assignment: Four rolls of film again.
Roll one, pictorial, get outside and try your
best using all your abilities to capture moments of beauty and simplicity.
Composition is key here. Roll two, portrait, get somebody to volunteer for
you. Remember composition but really focus on finding the shots that make that
person look their best. Different light, background, camera angles, or even
clothes. Roll three, photojournalism, outside or inside
anywhere you see stories. This can be as simple as a child playing with their
toys. Find the appropriate moment to take a shot that tells the story. Roll four, abstract, details, details, and more
details. Get in close, make sure that you can’t identify the subject but find
beauty in the color or details of the item.
Copyright 2004 Kelly Paal
Kelly Paal is a Freelance Nature and Landscape Photographer, exhibiting
nationally and internationally. She started her own business Kelly Paal
Photography. She has an educational background in photography, business, and
commercial art. Please visit www.kellypaalphotography.com for more FREE how to
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