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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Defining your photography style (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by almostadultingkindof@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I’m always nervous to use certain language to define my work, because I’m not sure if it really is the way that I’m describing it, or if other people see it that way.

What makes something editorial?

When are you “documentary style” and not just getting candids?

What makes something lifestyle? If I’m a lifestyle photographer but also like to do portraits sometimes, would I be a lifestyle and portrait photographer?

I want to niche down and really be straight forward with what I’m offering and my approach, but often times I’m really not even sure what box I fall into.

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[–] perfidity@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I really like the idea of being a photographer…. No labels at all, your portfolio defines what you prefer to shoot, but i’ll take pictures of what guides me to be creative. Whether that is a cat in a tree eating a bird, or a mother holding a child in a swing, or nature doing it’s best to throw every pastel color at the sky.. . i’m still a photographer; My skill is the expert use of a camera (most types) to create a 2 dimensional image of a 3 dimensional object :). My artistry and superpower is using light and colour, or lack of colour in such a way to make that 2 dimensional image interesting and intriguing to others.