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Photography is an expansive art form that includes more than just portraiture, landscape or glamor photography. Both professional and amateur photographers may favor specific types of photography over others. While a professional photographer may work in photojournalism, an amateur may be particularly interested in macro-photography. Read on to learn more about the various types of photography.

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Traveling with Photo Equipment

By Nancy Hill Traveling with photo equipment can get complicated, but traveling without photo equipment would be pointless to anyone who loves photography, so here are some pointers that should take some of the stress out of it. 1. If you’re flying, carry your camera onboard with you to avoid damage. When you go through metal detectors, ask the attendant to hand-screen your film. To ...Read More »

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  • Ansel Adams Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was a groundbreaking photographer credited with devising the ‘zone system’ technique (a method of concentrating light on ...Read More »
  • Camera Obscura Camera Obscura, Latin for “dark room,” refers to a dark box in which light rays from an object pass through ...Read More »
  • Carte De Visite Carte de Visite (CdV) that literally translates to “visiting card” refers to a portrait of a person that he or ...Read More »
  • Cliche Verre Cliche verre, a Greek phrase meaning “glass picture,” is a photographic technique in which the photographer etches an image onto ...Read More »
  • Cyanotype Cyanotype photography refers to the process of printing a picture by using sunlight and a series of chemicals. The chemicals ...Read More »
  • Daguerreotype A Daguerreotype is one of the earliest photographic devices used to recreate images. Using a mirror polished with silver halide, ...Read More »
  • Diana Camera A Diana Camera, also known as a “toy camera,” is an inexpensive, base quality camera. Housed in a plastic body, ...Read More »
  • Ferrotype Process The Ferrotype Process, also known as “tintype” or “melainotype” process, refers to the photographic process of reproducing images on iron ...Read More »
  • Kirlian Photography Kirlian Photography is the area of photography dedicated to reproducing an image on a photographic plate by using an electric ...Read More »
  • Pinhole Camera A Pinhole Camera is a lens-less camera that only allows a small amount of light to pass through a hole ...Read More »