There are many different categories of photographs. This is a list of the main ones I can think of.
Large Scale – shows a large environment with everything zoomed out.
Nature – shows the natural environment and the animals that live in them. When plants are involved this type of photography is done at close range.
Commercial – used to sell a product by capturing different features of the product.
Landscape – used for a large open environment such as hills or mountains.
Portrait – used for photos of models.
Marine – used for photos at sea, showing a range of ships, usually taken from the air or far away.
Urban – photos of buildings in cities from above or below.
Street – photos taken while walking around a city, captures people walking or shopping.
Aerial – photos taken from the air, using drones, helicopters or planes.
Sport – used to show an athlete in the equipment for their type of sport, uses a high shutter speed to freeze the athlete.
War – used in warfare to capture violence and danger as well as show a country’s military power for propaganda purposes.
Event – used at events such as weddings and gigs to capture the performers and the crowd’s reaction to them. Requires a press pass for some types of event.
Fashion – used to show clothes and famous people using creative styles.
Underwater – used to capture underwater life, can be included within nature photography.
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