Photography Types and their Impacts
Reasons Why Photography is so Important
1. Relieves Stress
Have you ever looked at a scenic picture and felt all your worries melt away? Taking the picture can be even more stress relieving, where the only thing you have to think about is enjoying the process behind the picture you are about to take. It's just you, your camera, and the relaxation that comes with taking photos.
2. Improves Creativity
Like any other form of art, photography improves creativity. As you take pictures, you may be forced to portray your subject differently to bring out the message in that photo. As you continue to take photos, you will find yourself constantly trying new things and deviating from traditional methods to create your own new photography style.
3. Encourages Patience
It’s near impossible to get the photograph you want on the first try. You will constantly need to readjust the settings or move your camera before capturing the perfect shot. You might even need to wait a long time to get the right conditions for your photo, especially if you plan on photographing things that you don’t have the power to control.
4. Explore Different Places
If you're someone who wants to explore the outdoors, photography is for you! Photography will force you to get outside. You might need to travel to a nearby park or lake to get some of your pictures, allowing you to travel to places you didn’t have the chance (or excuse) to go to before. Some professionals even travel to different countries to get the photos they want.
5. Capture Important Moments
Whether it’s a birthday or anniversary, most people use photography to capture memories. For things like weddings, it’s much easier to hire a professional, but what about other memories (like the first time you baked a cake)? By pursuing photography, you can learn new techniques to capture the little — but still important — moments in your life in better ways than before!
6. Make A Difference
You have the power to make a difference through photography. Some photographers choose to portray the injustices of the world to inspire action to fix it. For example, Upton Sinclair, a journalist, used photographs to expose the unsanitary practices of meat companies during the gilded age. His efforts resulted in the establishment of the the FDA to ensure the food Americans were getting were safe!
NOTE:
Even if you do not specialize in photography through journalism, your photography can still impact others positively and make a difference.
7. Applicability
Each hobby has its own contributions in other aspects of a person’s life, and photography is no different. Photography can be applicable in the workforce and in a person’s personal life as well. Photography can help a web designer’s sense of color or improve a marketing head’s ability to create unique advertisements for his company. Photography can also help express your ideas to peers or can be great conversation starters, allowing you to meet more people. The possibilities are endless!
8. Highlight Cultures
It’s one thing to hear about something and a completely different thing to see it. Photography allows the photographer to explore different cultures and share them with the world. There are many ways to do it too: from highlighting holidays or capturing daily life.
9. Make Money
Let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to make some extra money? Photography is an easy way to make money. There are a lot of sites you can sell your photos on and earn a royalty whenever someone buys a photo. The best part is that you don’t even need to pay a single cent to start earning!
Photography-Related Reads
Here are some articles related to photography. Some are for entertainment while others provide insight on the future of photography. After all, there are many things that also impact photography!
