Photography Genres Layla Shahbander

Portrait photography This photo fits into portrait photography because it’s a story about this women and her love of music.

Portrait Photography This photo was taken to depict a story about this man, I also know this is portrait because the main subject is this man.

Documentary This fits into documentary because its recording the event taking place, which in this case is a group of soldiers shooting a round of gunfire.

Documentary This photo fits into documentary because like the other documentary photo I found it records an event taking place, and its also capturing a relevant historical moment in history.

Commercial This fits into the genre commercial because its meant to sell a product, in this case Nikon.

Commercial This is commercial because its provided as a service to this couple, the service being having pictures taken on their wedding day.

Landscape This photo is landscape because its main focus is on the environment/landscape. Its also high contrast.

street This photo is street because first theres a street in the background, and its also street because it’s a candid photo of this women and she doesn’t know its being taken.

Street This photo fits in this genre because it’s a candid photo about these children playing and they don’t know it was being taken of them.

Landscape This photo is landscape because its main focus is on the environment/landscape. Its also high contrast.

Surreal/composite This photo fits in this genre because it tampers with the line defining what is real and imaginary because this photo would not be possible with some type of Photoshop.

Surreal/composite This is surreal/composite because it is composed of more than one photo, and it is also a strange/ dreamlike image which cannot be created without photoshop.