genres of photography

What is photography used for

News

Landscapes

Magazine

Social media

Advertising

Genres of photography

Documentary

Nature

Portraits

Sport

Event

War

Landscape

Fashion

Foreground, background, centre of the frame, pull focus

Being in the background usually makes you inferior/ insignificant

News- photography is used to capture a story for the reader
Illustrative purposes
Evoke a specific reaction or emotion in the reader

Captions written under image are important for anchoring meaning and communicating the paper's mode of address.

Advertising- photography is used to sell the product to a potential customer. The photo should present reinforce the product's line of appeal, visually highlighting it's benefits.

Accompanying text is used to further emphasise the product's benefits and create desire in the potential customer to act on the advert's key message.