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Is there a definition of "live" photographs in photography? I think taking photos of people while they're doing something makes them "live" in a way
by ErigmolCt 2y ago
Is there a definition of "live" photographs in photography? I think taking photos of people while they're doing something makes them "live" in a way
- dsego 2y agoCandid photos, snapshots, photojournalism.
- bregma 2y agoThose are photographs. The other kind are portraits. Incidentally, the word "selfie" used to be an acronym for "self-portrait." Now it refers to any kind of portrait (posed, but not necessarily of the picture-taker), so it has morphed into an acronym for just "portrait".
- alistairSH 2y agoOther comments cover it as well, but generally, you'll see categories like (none are hard and fast, there's overlap, etc)... - portraits = posed photos with a person as subject - snapshots / candids = what you describe as "live" photos - street = snapshots, but of random people moving about their lives (much of photojournalism falls into this category, where the photographer is doing street photography at an event) - landscapes = photos of the world, where people are not the primary subject, often wider angle - wildlife = photos of animals, often with a very long telephoto lens - macro = "super zoomed in" / close up (technically where the subject is equal or larger than the sensor on the camera)
- ErigmolCt 2y agoThanks for the breakdown! It’s interesting how "live" photos can be a blend of several categories, depending on context
- ElevenLathe 2y agoI've heard them called "candids" or candid shots. The only picture I have of my grandfather (who died when my father was young) is of him taking out the trash.