Is photography in your future?

Joel Sartor – National Geographic Photographer

Michael Forsberg – Fine Art / Nature Photographer

Different types of careers in photography

• Commercial photography (Products, Advertising and Marketing imaging)

• Freelance (Portrait, Family and wedding) photography

• Pet, Animal and Wildlife photography

• Police, Law Enforcement and Criminal Forensic Imaging photography

• Newspaper and Magazine photojournalism

• Architectural and Real Estate photography

• Photographic Education• Fashion and Modeling photography• Digital Photo Editing, Photo

Retouching and Repair• Special Effects (F/X) photography• Fine Art photography

• Nature and Outdoor photography• Photographic Artists, Technicians

and Assistant• Marine and Underwater

photography and Film specialist• Aerial photography• Medical photography (including

Micro and Macro photography)• Travel photography• Culinary Arts and Food photography• Museum Document and Archive

photography (Google digitizing books)

• Sports and Adventure photography

Different types of compositions in photography

• Symmetrical balance• Asymmetrical balance• Crystallographic

balance• Radial symmetry

• Write this down!

Focal point in photography

• Contrast • Interaction between subjects• Leading shapes and focus• Unity / repetition• Engaging the edge of the frame• Rule of thirds• Diagonal lines (dynamic)• Horizontal format and/or vertical format (lines)

• Write this down!

Your assignment:

• Cut out photos from the magazine tote• Find an example of at least 15/20 photo careers

from the previous slide so you should have 15 total photos in your notebook

• Label each photo with the matching photo label (ex: a photo of a football game = sports photography)

• Label each photo with the type of composition• Label the focal point in each photo with arrows

and/or lines directly on the photo• Due Monday