Candid

• spontanous and relaxed
• unposed
• in public spaces
• focus on character, raw emotions
• the subject is not aware of you taking the picture

Close up

• very close shot of a person
• focused and very intimate
• taken for the person

Conceptual

• it's about concepts, abstract ideas
• using color, shapes, lines, textures
• thought provoking and interpreting
• experimental and imaginative

Fashion / Editorial

• to promote new developments in fashion
•  to be published in fashion magazines

Environmental

• focus on natural surrounding
• location is important for the person
• backdrop tells a story
• background is more important than person

Fine Art

• focus on aesthetically pleasing
• careful composition, lighting, preps, costumes
• unique posing and expressions

Full-body / 3/4 length

• opposite to headshot •
• to capture the pose, style, presence of person
• used in advertising, stock photos

Glamour

• to celebrate the subject's beauty, style, confidence
• used in fashion magazines
• focus on outfits, poses

Group / Couple / Family

• more than one person
• to capture families, work teams, classes
• creating memories

Headhot

• taken for professional purpose
• to be used in resumes, business cards
• from the chest up
• special lighting and poses

Mug shot

•  police photograph
• form shoulders up
• taken after an arrest
• usually two-part: side-view and front-view
• background is plain or with lines

Reportage

• to convey the atmosphere
• to preserve a moment
• to tell a story
• about light, right moment

Self-portrait / selfies

• mostly taken with smartphone
• documenting one's life
• celebrating major milestones
• shot in arm-length above the head

Street Style

• focus on location
• taken in public places
• shooting whatever you find

Surreal

• inspired by surrealism ( S. Dali)
• experimental and imaginative
• unusual editing techniques
• display of dreams, ideas, emotions
• made of different elements from real life
• put together in unusual ways
• disturbing, creepy, funny