Fashion Photography

Steven Meisel, Mario Testino and Peter Lindbergh are well known fashion photographers.

Pictures usually used to advertise clothes and accessories most of the time displayed on good looking people.

Macro Photography

Macro photography is usually used to take pictures of small insects. They are close up and bring out hidden details a regular picture would not have picked up. The background is usually out of focus to draw even more attention to the subject.

Some well known macro photographers are Heather Angel and Alberto Ghizzi.

Music Photography

Shirlaine Forrest, Allister Ann and Mallory Corr are well known music photographers

Used to promote certain artists in magazines specifically for music. Used on albums to let the audience get a general sense of what the music will be like.

Landscape Photography

Pictures taken of the scenery and vast landscapes horizontally usually with wildlife.Urban landscapes involves the city usually with humans getting on with their daily lives.

Adam Burton and Charlie Waite are well known landscape photographers.

Portrait Photography

Portrait photography is usually used to take pictures of people to capture their personality, or large structures and buildings to put the whole thing into perspective.

Some famous portrait photographers are Steve McCurry and Angus McBean.

Advertising

Advertising photography is used to make a product look its best and desirable to make a customer want to buy it. Sometimes false backgrounds and even edited into the picture to make the product more dramatic.

Some well known advertising photographers are Timothy Hogan and Marcel Christ.

Food Photography

Food photography is usually used in advertising to make food look at its best and appealing to customers. The background is usually dull and out of focus and the food is brightly lit in the middle to make it stand out.

Some well know food photographers are Francesco Tonelli and Matt Armendariz.