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People-and-places Photos
Taking pictures of people and places is lots of fun. Each human being has different behaviours to the next, quite often meaning totally unexpected situations, which make fascinating photos! Good documentary photography is not only about recording what you see. The photographer wants to tell a story, so that their photos are engaging.
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An editor likely wants to see variety in documentary photography. Not just the subjects you typically prefer to photograph. The photography of people, things, and locations that will tell a story with more interest, depth, and detail.
People live in places, shocking we know, but it's true and they should also play an important part in your work. After all, people can often define a place and how you interact and photograph them can play a crucial part in photography.
Travel photography is a great way to encounter perfect settings and backdrops for amazing photos featuring people doing their thing. Exciting and exotic locations, like the beaches in Thailand or the inner city super clubs of Germany, are perfect places to capture a perfect picture!
When you're visiting a foreign country it's easy to just do all the things designed for tourists which is fine, to a degree, as iconic landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and Taj Mahal which have been photographed millions of times still need to be shot but remember to also provide buyers with a variety and some more creative or abstract options.
Careful planning is the key and before going anywhere, and one must research the place being visited to ensure the best use of valuable time; like seeing what the climate will be in a specific location at different times of the year and noting when various festivals will be held. When the research is done, the hard work really begins as festivals are fast-moving events where a photographer has to work quickly to catch the right light at the right time.
This genre of photography can overlap with others, considering that street photography is usually made up of people in places. Travel photography is the same, with its people and places, as with the entertainment industry. However in the case of the photography of people and places, the focus is usually always on either the person in the shot, or the background that is the place.
It's important for the viewer to feel connected to the picture and this can be done all with the eyes. A tight frame and a clean, sharp focus on the eyes will help the photographer make the subject the centre of attention.
We invite you to have a quick look through our exceptional selection of photos of people and places, all of which are of the highest quality, giving you the edge over everyone else.People live in places, shocking we know, but it's true and they should also play an important part in your work. After all, people can often define a place and how you interact and photograph them can play a crucial part in photography.
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