Term 2 Week 2 Portfolio Genre Questions?

What is your genre?

After doing a lot of research I've decided to photograph Creative (fiction) including Editorial (non-fiction) Life / Nature. This will allow me to be creative and use different technique including juxtaposition. Lighting will be a big part of the creative and editorial combinations. Starting point Day and Night. Definitly I will continue to photograph the amazing trees and incorporate this in to the portfolio.

What defines this genre?
Photographic contrasts with dual referencing to both areas side by side. Creating a contrasting juxtaposition using my creativity side. To create an impressive photo which leave the viewer thinking or emotional about the image. Could add a bit of humour and excitement to a otherwise just ok photo. Editorial documentary photography is great but I need to create commercial creative work for my portfolio. Potentially to impress clients.

'Juxtaposition is placing two elements or words side by side and letting the reader or viewer compare them. This act compares and contrasts the two elements and can show irony, humor or sadness.'

Juxtaposition Examples:

• Beauty and ugliness 

• Belief and denial 

• Bigotry and tolerance 

• Calm and chaos

• Civilization and wilderness 

• Dark and light 

• Despair and hope 

• Fact and fiction 

• Foolish and serious 

• Good and bad 

• Hot and cold 

• Leader and follower 

• Poverty and wealth 

• Success and failure 

• Summer and winter 

• Weakness and strength 

• Young and old

Who else is working in this genre?

Evan's photography is inspiring and creative. Researching his work challenges me with 
different ideas and concepts on what to photograph for my portfolio. 
This is another area I would like to move into later is experimenting with lights, 
movement and 3D. Documenting 'Editorial: Life and Nature' can creative interesting images 
using juxtaposition.

Evan Sharboneau Reference trickphotographybook.com

(There is something incredibly inspiring and invigorating about 

creative photography.

A lot of amateur and inspiring photographers dream of becoming 
a pro in this particular field, however some argue that being
creative is a gift for the few privileged ones.

The truth is, creativity is an aspect of life and everybody has the 
power to be well-versed in creative photography.

In fact, an influential author, Paul Arden once quoted, 
“Creativity is imagination and imagination is for everyone.”
The value of imagination is limitless. Creative photographs flow 
from who you are as a photographer and breathtaking images 
are fueled by innovative ways of living and thinking.)