This document discusses the use of photography in music, products, and advertising. Photographers take photos of products to sell to companies for advertising purposes. Product photography is important for online shopping and advertising to clearly show potential buyers what the product looks like. Photos need to portray products in a classy, high-quality way. Advertisements also use product shots along with themes and depictions of how the product is used. Photography is essential for the music industry to capture abstract, appealing images that portray the artist's message and individual characteristics. Photos of bands help establish personas and are used for album covers and event promotion.
2. Photographers
• Photographers are mainly free lanced and this means they risk
their efforts off capturing pictures to sell on to possible buyers of
the trade.
• Although some take photos because they have been
employed by a company or part of one to advertise
products that company are selling.
• Many photographers take these photos to provide a
Point of view, an aspect or concept that people may not have
been able to see first hand to inform the viewer(s) of the context
behind the image.
3. Photography In Product Shots
Capturing pictures of the products is essential for the sellers as people need
to know what they are buying.
• Product shots are mainly used in internet shopping and advertising
to get the right shot of the product is crucial. Having the most
informative shots of the product is necessary as the possible buyers
may not have the opportunity to look at the product first hand. In
the picture of the cap they have taken two shots of the two different
angles with a high definition camera and a plain background as well
as subtle lighting to see the cap clearly this helps to make it look
clean and professional. As the product is quite expensive the image
has to depict the classy and up market the photographer has to
portray this image.
• Adverts also contain product shots which involve a general
theme that product conveys, whilst still informing the viewer
on how the product works or/and what is. Here the shoe is
being advertised with the skater who designed it, as it is
aimed at skateboarders they have included the skater skating
giving the impression that if you buy the shoe you will be this
good. whilst still incorporating the logo of the company and
the name of the product.
4. Photography In Music
• It is essential to capture abstract and appealing pictures
to the audience as music mainly consists of portraying an
image and/or message to whoever notices them. Mainly
seen in newspapers covering the bands actions and
effects it has on the general public.
• Musicians have a tendency to have their own
characteristics and crave to be individual and this can be
provided by the kind of shot that is taken whether it is of
them in a still black and white frame or whether it’s the
artist performing at a gig.
• Pictures of a band helps to establish lead singers and
personas of the musicians. Using positioning and angles
to create the right feeling and mood the artist want to
depict, whilst incorporating effects like black and white.
These types of images are also used for album covers,
posters, and other coverage the band has.
