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Creativity

oicu — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:28:28 +0000

Photography is both an art and a science. Photography allows us to express our feeling and emotions, but to do so we need to master the scientific part of the medium. Unlike a painter, who is in direct contact with his subject and his canvas, a photographer is separated from his subject by the camera and from his “canvas” by computers and printers today and by darkroom equipment previously.
Photography is a unique and creative medium of self-expression. It is an art form requiring aesthetic sense as well as technical expertise. A hobby that can be made profitable by going professional by the talented.

Different types of photographers

oicu — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:23:44 +0000

Fashion photographers can find employment with fashion houses, designers, fashion journals and newspapers.
Press photographers are also known as photojournalists. Press photographers supply pictures to the national and local press, and must be versatile with an ability to photograph all kinds of subjects. Feature photography essentially involves telling a story in pictures and therefore requires knowledge of the subject. Editorial Photographers work normally for magazines and periodicals, nearly always as freelancers.
Commercial/ Industrial photographer takes pictures of merchandise, exteriors and interiors of factories, and machinery both indoors and outdoors to be used for company brochures, annual reports, and in advertising and selling. Portrait / wedding photographers take pictures of individuals or small groups. Portrait subjects like pets, children, families, weddings, functions and activities of sports and social clubs. Advertising photographs are either taken by the photographic departments of advertising agencies, by photographic studios, or by freelance photographers.
Fashion photography as a career developed recently in India. It is an extremely creative and well paid profession. Most fashion photography is done by specialist studios or freelancers who are commissioned by fashion houses or advertising agencies. Fine arts photographers sell their photographs as fine artwork. In addition to technical proficiency, fine arts photographers need artistic talent and creativity. Digital photography involves the use of a digital camera.
Nature and Wildlife Photography involves taking photographs of animals, birds, plants and landscapes. While photos of rare species are in great demand, nature photographs are also widely used as pictures for calendars or covers. Romantic sunsets, flowers, trees, lakes and waterfalls, etc., all make interesting subjects for a nature photographer. A crime scene must be photographed from every angle clearly to show detail, with the emphasis on accurately recording the size and distance of objects. This can be perfectly pictured by a Forensic Photographer.
Freelancing has been the most popular career choice among photographers.

Photography career

oicu — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:21:43 +0000

One can begin their career as an assistant of a senior or professional photographer, so that they can grasp the finer points of photography. Photographers can specialize in areas such as portrait, commercial and industrial, advertising, scientific, fashion, news, wildlife photography etc. They have the option to either take up jobs with newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies, government agencies, industrial houses or work as free lancers. The government employs photographers on a regular pay scale to do general photography documentation, for covering day-to-day events and functions and for making photo features and captioning.

Digital prints

oicu — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:37:52 +0000

Many photographers started offering new prints which are printed digitally. Using the latest digital photographic technology, they offer prints that are unique and long-lasting. All prints are printed on archival-based watercolour papers using pigmented inks. These prints have an indoor fade-proof life-span of 200 years – which means that the prints now have a greater longevity than the average photographic print.

Photography styles

oicu — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:20:29 +0000

There are three main styles of landscape photography, some of which are listed below

Representational – the photos are realistic, but a lot of attention is paid to composition, light, weather and timing.

Impressionistic – photographic techniques are used to manipulate images, but the objects are still recognizable

Abstract style - the graphic elements in the photograph are composed using close-ups or underexposure, so that the scenery cannot be recognized.

Most landscape photographs are shot using digital SLR and compact cameras. A wide angle lens and tripods are preferred for landscape photography.

Landscape photography

oicu — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:05:36 +0000

There are many photography websites , where photographers are paid every time their photo is used. In most websites, nature photography, specifically landscape photography is the most popular category and a popular photograph will be downloaded many times in a month.

Landscape photographs are photographs of natural scenery like waterfalls, forested areas, deserts and land formations. Animals and human beings are usually not shown in these photographs, unless they are relatively small in size. Photos of the sea coast are a subcategory, seascapes. Using the buildings and other elements in a city as graphical elements, a photographer composes urban landscape photos.