This document discusses different photography techniques including landscape, wildlife, aerial, sport, portrait, architectural, fashion, macro, abstract, and photojournalism photography. It provides brief definitions or descriptions of each technique, noting that wildlife photography requires field skills, aerial photography uses aircraft, sports photography can be professional or amateur, portrait photography displays expression and mood, architectural photography accurately represents buildings, fashion photography displays clothing, macro photography enlarges small items, abstract photography focuses on shapes and textures, and photojournalism presents new material for publication.

1. Unit 9: Photography techniques

2. Landscape
All the visible features of an
area of land, often considered
in terms of their aesthetic
appeal.
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3. Wildlife
Wildlife photography is one of the more challenging forms of
photography. As well as leading sound technique skills, such
as being able to expose correctly, wildlife photographers
generally need good field craft skills

4. Aerial
Usually the camera is not supported by a
ground-based structure. Platforms for
aerial photography include fixed-wing
aircraft, helicopters etc.

5. Sport
Sports photography refers to
the genre of photography that
covers all types of sports. In
the majority of cases,
professional sports
photography is a branch of
photojournalism, while
amateur sports photography,
such as photos of children
playing association football.

6. Portrait
Is of a person or
group of people that
displays the
expression,
personality, and
mood of the subject.

7. Architectural
Is the photographing of
buildings and similar
structures that are both
aesthetically pleasing and
accurate representations
of their subjects.

8. Fashion
Fashion photography is
devoted to displaying
clothing and other
fashion items. It is most
often conducted for
advertisements or
fashion magazines such
as Vogue, Vanity Fair or
Elle.

9. Macro
Photography
producing
photographs of small
items larger than life
size.

10. Abstract
Abstract photography
concentrates on
shape, form, colour,
pattern and texture.
The viewer is often
unable to see the
whole object. The
focus is often only a
small part of it.

11. Photojournalism
Photojournalism
presents new
material for
publication. They
are usual still
images.