Steps To Unique Photography Style
To be a good photographer, you have to have a unique style that distinguish your work from others.
Of course there are different types of photography styles. But you need to choose the best styles that suit you and master the ins and out of them.
As a beginner, you may find it difficult to discovering the style that will make you stand out. It sounds like such a huge task, deciding on a photography style. I think finding your own unique styles as a photographer will help you feel secure. The more secure you are, the more confidence you have in yourself when showcasing your work to others.
Whether you are a professional photographer trying to make some changes to your styles, or a newbie trying to find out the best styles for you. Optimistically, these styles am about listing will guide you in a new and productive direction.
1. Experiment The Different Genres Of Photography.
With so many types of photography styles out there, finding one or two styles and specializing on it requires exposing yourself to different genres of photography.
Here are some genres of photography you can choose from:
• Fashion Photography
• Architectural Photography
• Travel Photography
• Advertising or Lifestyle
• Photojournalism
• Pet Photography
• Sports Photography
• Aerial Photography
• Product Photography
• Portrait photography
• Landscape Photography
Which genre do you want to focus your study and practice? After choosing them, try to experiment all the ones you have chosen. You don’t have to worry about equipment. Your worries should be how to better your creativity. With this exercise you will gather a lot of experience in many genres, which will prepare and make you have a better idea of your photography style.
2. Seek For Help
There must be a photographer whose work you admire a lot. Don’t be shy or afraid to reach out for help. You can as well join a blog discussion forum’s and ask some troubling questions that might have been limiting your progress.
3. Compare And Contrast Your Photos With Others: Comparing your work with other photographers work will help you know where you are lacking behind. It will enable you dictate some common mistakes more easily and fix them. Do not limit your work to a particular genre, try to find out what makes your mentor or teacher’s work look more superior and authentic than yours.
4. Have a Collection of Some Inspiring Photos You Would Like To Learn
After choosing the genre of photography to experiment, go online gather and save all the pictures that inspired you in this genre you choose to focus on. There are some pictures that will stand out from others, save them because you will use them later to learn and understand the styles. Write all the things that makes them stand out down. Do you notice any pattern? Write it down too. Because the more you study them, the closer you will get towards discovering your photography styles.
5. Don’t Imitate or Copy Someone’s Work
saving pictures of someone’s work is not bad at all. Because you will learn and take ideas from them and run with it. All you have to do, is to find out what you like about the style of the picture you saved. Avoid copying the exact photography style of someone, because no matter how hard you try, you can’t get the images you create to look exactly like the one you are copying. You didn’t create them originally. You just need to pinpoint the necessary things you love about someone’s work and try creating it with your own different idea.
