Today photography is recognized as an art form that is developing dynamically and enjoys enormous popularity. It should be noted that when it first appeared, experts argued fiercely about whether photography could be considered something beautiful and confidently classified as art. Today those disputes are completely forgotten and photography is put on a par with painting and sculpture.
The camera is not just a device capable of capturing what is visible to the eye. Today it should be perceived as a unique tool that enables us to look at the world around us in a new way. Photography, in turn, has become a means of expressing inner states, ideas and thoughts.
When the world saw digital cameras that take pictures of the highest quality, the interest to photography as art only increased. The audience of photographers and connoisseurs of contemporary styles of photography has expanded to unimaginable proportions. Thus, photography today has a significant impact on many areas of life and various forms of art.
Photography as art is presented at various kinds of exhibitions. Most often such events are thematic in nature, so the works presented to the public are usually in the same style.
The style of photography corresponds to different characteristics. These include thematic interpretation, use of colors, shooting technique, composition, tone, mood, which the author conveys, and much more. It is together all of these indicators and form a single style. By the way, their set has no clear boundaries. A photographer can introduce something new, and this style will have exactly his handwriting.
Others, on the contrary, may decide for themselves to work in one direction, which is already widespread among professionals. For example, in the style of retro, pop art, glamour and so on. The style chosen by the author of the photo can be influenced by various conditions, among them processes relevant to modern society, new trends in human activity.
The most popular styles of photography are black and white photos, black and white photos with color highlighting, sepia, glamour, retro, grunge, high key. Note that the list of in-demand styles does not end there. Let’s not forget: photography is art, which means that it has no boundaries. We can conclude that the photo is a kind of stylization of a realistic color image in the author’s chosen technique.
Photographers often deceive their viewers, but this deception can be called pleasing. For example, a bb photo that is completely devoid of natural hues can take the most advantage over a color one.
Many creators of images often favor a certain style, which forms the unique handwriting of the photographer. Different styles can be combined with different genres, which makes it possible not only to show the picture, but also to convey the mood, emotions and thoughts.