Photography is made up of many genres, all making use of different techniques and ideas. even trying to think of every genre in photography is a struggle, as with every genre comes a sub-genre and so-on and so-on.
Photography can be used everywhere, from fashion, advertising and shopping, to journalism, documentaries and news. There are criss crosses between each medium, adding to the complexity of it all. Playing with GenresMy first assignment was to play around with genres and stereotypes in photography. I was told to think of a typical image in a genre and simplify it, writing a c description of it on a sheet of paper and discussing it. Then I had to simplify it even further, narrowing it down to a simple phrase. I then took it out and took photos of it on different surfaces.
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