Genres, Movements & Theory
8 terms
Self-portrait
A photograph in which the photographer is also the subject.
Genres, Movements & TheorySnapshot Aesthetic
A deliberate adoption of the informal look of amateur photography — casual framing, direct flash, apparent artlessness.
Genres, Movements & TheorySports Photography
Photography of athletic competition, capturing peak action, effort and outcome.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStaged Photography
Photography in which the scene is deliberately constructed and performed for the camera.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStill Life Photography
Photography of inanimate objects arranged deliberately by the photographer.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStraight Photography
An approach insisting that photography's proper qualities are sharpness, detail and tonal range, without imitation of other media.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStreet Photography
Candid photography of everyday life in public places, made without directing the subject.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStudium
Barthes's term for the general, culturally shared interest a photograph holds — its subject, context and craft.