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Fashion Photography is a genre of photography which is devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items. Fashion photography is most often conducted for advertisements or fashion magazines. Over time, fashion photography has developed its own aesthetic in which the clothes and fashions are enhanced by the presence of exotic locations or accessories. With its huge audience, high pay-checks and glamorous international lifestyle, fashion photography may seem like one of the world’s most sought-after professions. Photo by Bhargab Sarma Fashion photography has been in existence since the earliest days of photography. In 1856,  Adolphe Braun published a book containing 288 photographs of  Virginia Oldoini, Countess di Castiglione , a  Tuscan noblewoman at the court of  Napoleon III . The photos depict her in her official court garb, making her the first  fashion  model. In the first decade of the 20th century, advances in  half...

2nd Topic What is Documentary Photography ? As photographers (and before you argue that you aren’t a “professional” or you aren’t a photographer, I’m here to tell you that you are! If you take photographs you are a photographer, and this applies to you!) it is almost our duty to record the lives and times of those closest to us, family and friends. I’m not just talking about birthday parties and weddings, which are both important, but how about everyday life? Documentary photography   usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle events or environments both significant and relevant to history and historical events as well as everyday life. It is typically covered in   professional   photojournalism , or real life reportage, but it may also be an   amateur , artistic, or academic pursuit. Documentary Photography and Photojournalism! Documentary photography generally relates to longer term projects with a more complex story line, while photojou...