The document provides an introduction to outdoor photography, detailing its three basic styles: landscape, portrait, and documentary. It explains key concepts and techniques such as contrast, rule of thirds, point of view, and proximity, which enhance the art of photography. Each style is illustrated with examples, emphasizing the importance of emotion and storytelling in photography.

3. INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY
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Child and her Mother - Dorthea Lange

4. Photography is Art
created by Light!

5. OUTDOOR
PHOTOGRAPHY
Outdoor Photography is an art form
where Photographers use their
camera outside our world to make us
see life in a different way, feel
emotions, and record stories and
events which are beyond our reach.

6. There are three basic styles of
outdoor photography and they
are:
• Landscape
• Portrait
• Documentary

7. LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
Landscape is a
photograph of the
environment. It could
be the forest,
mountains, oceans, or
your backyard. Ansel
Adams is a famous
landscape
photographer. Here is
one of his images.

8. WHAT IS LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY?
• Landscape photography is the photography of
the outdoors. It may include land, water,
buildings or any natural vegetation.
• IMAGE OF FLOWER WITH DEW DROP ON IT
• FOR THE CLEARITY OF IMAGES EXTRA FOCUS
• OF THE LENS IS NECESSARY.
• THE OTHER IMAGES BEHIND THE OBJECT IS
• BEING BLURRED.

9. Here are some of the pictures showing the
landscape photography
The vintage picture

10. PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
Portrait photography is a
photo of a person or
animal.
It is very important to
show an emotion.
What is the emotion
shown in this photo?
• Scared?
• Angry?
• Other?

11. Different Portrait Styles
Can you compare and contrast these photographs?
How are they similar? How are they different?

12. Portraits can be the whole body
The Dress - Sally Mann Boy and Car, New York City - Jerome Liebling,
1949

13. A portrait photograph is a picture of a
person or animal that shows an
emotional connection.

14. DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Documentary
photography presents
facts without changing
anything.
Good documentary
photographs make you
wonder what the story
is behind the
photograph.
Migrant Mother

15. THINK ABOUT THE STORIES IN THESE
PHOTOS

16. Documentary photographs can be
either landscape or portrait.
PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE

17. Contrast
• Contrast
refers to the
brightness
between the
light and
shadow areas
of a picture.
Does it have contrast? What direction
is the light on the trees coming from?

18. Rule of Thirds
• A photo is more
interesting if the
subject is NOT
directly in the center.
Try placing your
subject 1/3 to the left
or right, or 1/3 from
top or bottom.

19. One photograph uses rule of thirds
and the other uses central focus.
Central Focus Rule of Thirds
Here, the picture which uses rule of thirds looks more
interesting than the central focus one. It gives more life to the
photo.

20. Point of View
• Try selecting an unusual point of view.
Above
Eye Level Below
Think where was the photographer standing for each picture?

21. Proximity
Get close to your subject so that you get a better
click.

22. CONTRAST, RULE OF THIRDS,
POINT OF VIEW AND
PROXIMITY are tools to help
you MASTER the art of
photography.