Commons:Featured pictures/Photo techniques/Styles and Techniques

Gallery of Photo Styles and Techniques

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Photography Styles and Techniques

Abstract

File:Leaf_trails.JPGLeaf trails
File:The_underwater_surface_structures_of_an_iceberg_in_Svalbard.jpgThe underwater surface structures of an iceberg in Svalbard
File:Papierkanten_--_2020_--_9535.jpgPapierkanten -- 2020 -- 9535
File:Photoelasticity_-_Clear_CD_case_centre.jpgPhotoelasticity - Clear CD case centre
File:Rust_and_dirt.jpgRust and dirt
File:Rusty_scrap_plates_1.jpgRusty scrap plates 1
File:Museum_of_the_History_of_Polish_Jews_in_Warsaw_building_0012.jpg Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw building 0012
File:Denkmal_für_die_ermordeten_Juden_Europas_.jpg Monument for murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin

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Bokeh

File:Rugiada_su_vetro_illuminata_dal_sole.jpgRugiada su vetro illuminata dal sole

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Filters

File:Neutral_density_filter_demonstration.jpgNeutral density filter demonstration
File:Purple_rain_on_roof.jpgPurple rain on roof
File:Black_1937_Volvo_PV_51_in_Lysekil_7_sepia.jpgBlack 1937 Volvo PV 51 in Lysekil 7 sepia

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Infrared photography

File:Parque_estadual_ilha_do_cardoso-THIAGO_CAMPI_02.jpgParque estadual ilha do cardoso-THIAGO CAMPI 02

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Intentional camera movement (ICM)

File:Dülmen,_Kirchspiel,_Börnste,_Abstrakte_Bäume_--_2021_--_8241.jpgDülmen, Kirchspiel, Börnste, Abstrakte Bäume -- 2021 -- 8241
File:Motorcyclist_in_Midtown_Manhattan-L1002704.jpgMotorcyclist in Midtown Manhattan-L1002704
File:Dülmen,_Münsterstraße,_Viktorkirmes,_Riesenrad_--_2023_--_9053_(kreativ).jpgDülmen, Münsterstraße, Viktorkirmes, Riesenrad -- 2023 -- 9053 (kreativ)
File:Trees_in_ICM_on_Myrstigen_hiking_trail,_Brastad_2.jpgTrees in ICM on Myrstigen hiking trail, Brastad 2
File:Cape_Town_(ZA),_Sea_Point,_Nachtansicht_--_2024_--_1867-70_-_2.jpgCape Town (ZA), Sea Point, Nachtansicht -- 2024 -- 1867-70 - 2
File:Duisburg,_Landschaftspark_Duisburg-Nord,_Hochofen_5,_Halle_--_2024_--_4164_(kreativ_4).jpgDuisburg, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Hochofen 5, Halle -- 2024 -- 4164 (kreativ 4)
File:Münster,_Send,_Riesenrad_--_2024_--_6503.jpgMünster, Send, Riesenrad -- 2024 -- 6503
File:Ginkgo-Blatt_--_2024_--_6855.jpgGinkgo-Blatt -- 2024 -- 6855
File:Pastellkreide_--_2025_--_8665.jpgPastellkreide -- 2025 -- 8665

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Long exposure

File:Supremo_Tribunal_Federal_por_Henrique_Goldenstein_(01).jpgSupremo Tribunal Federal por Henrique Goldenstein (01)
File:Allébron_September_2014.jpgAllébron September 2014
File:Caribbean_Sea_-_Long_Exposure.jpgCaribbean Sea

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Intentional motion blur

File:Norderney,_Promenade_--_2025_--_9281.jpgNorderney, Promenade -- 2025 -- 9281
File:Final_2013_Fencing_WCH_FMS-EQ_t194733.jpgFinal 2013 Fencing WCH FMS-EQ t194733
File:Leichtathletik_WM_2013_Moskau_100_m_Vorlauf.jpgLeichtathletik WM 2013 Moskau 100 m Vorlauf
File:Folkloric_Tanoura_dance_performed_by_man.jpgFolkloric Tanoura dance performed by man

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Light trails

File:Light_trails_in_Centro_de_Gramado_at_night_(25415341663).jpgLight trails in Centro de Gramado at night (25415341663)
File:Ferry_light_trail,_Rostock.jpgLight trail of the ferry Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
File:Sandkrugbrücke,_Berlin-Mitte,_160824,_ako.jpgSandkrugbrücke, Berlin-Mitte, 160824, ako
File:Light_trails_near_Paris,_27_May_2022.jpgLight trails near Paris, 27 May 2022
File:Ellerberg_1274451.jpgEllerberg 1274451
File:Malojapass_Böhringer_2018.jpgMalojapass Böhringer 2018
File:San_Francisco–Oakland_Bay_Bridge-_New_and_Old_bridges.jpgEastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, California
File:Eastern_span_of_the_San_Francisco_Oakland_Bay_Bridge_at_night_dllu.jpgEastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, California
File:A5_with_Frankfurt_airport_on_the_horizon_-_Autobahn_A5_mit_Flughafen_Frankfurt_am_Horizont_-_02.jpgA5 with Frankfurt airport on the horizon - Autobahn A5 mit Flughafen Frankfurt am Horizont - 02
File:Black_Spur,_Yarra_Ranges_NP,_Vic,_Australia_-_Diliff.jpgBlack Spur, Yarra Ranges NP, Vic, Australia - Diliff
File:Zug_Langzeitbelichtung.jpgZug Langzeitbelichtung
File:Dülmen,_Viktorkirmes_auf_dem_Overbergplatz_--_2014_--_3738.jpgDülmen, Viktorkirmes auf dem Overbergplatz -- 2014 -- 3738
File:Dülmen,_Viktorkirmes_auf_dem_Overbergplatz_--_2014_--_3738_(2).jpgDülmen, Viktorkirmes auf dem Overbergplatz -- 2014 -- 3738 (2)
File:Münster,_Schlossplatz,_Frühjahrssend_--_2019_--_4208.jpgMünster, Schlossplatz, Frühjahrssend -- 2019 -- 420
File:Seattle_Great_Wheel,_Seattle,_Washington,_Estados_Unidos,_2017-09-02,_DD_16.jpgSeattle Great Wheel, Seattle, Washington, Estados Unidos, 2017-09-02, DD 16
File:Campfire_and_sparks_in_Anttoora_3.jpgA campfire
Anttoora, Finland
File:Kaberneeme_campfire_site.jpgA campfire
Kaberneeme
Estonia
File:Monster_(Long_exposure).jpgMonster (Long exposure)

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Light painting

File:A_circular_shape_created_using_light_painting.jpgA circular shape created using light painting
File:A_shape_created_using_light_painting.jpgA shape created using light painting
File:Lissajous-Figur_--_2020_--_7766.jpgLissajous-Figur -- 2020 -- 7766
File:Light_Painting_1_-_Booyeembara_Park.jpgLight Painting 1 – Booyeembara Park
File:Light_painting_gnangarra-1.jpgLight painting gnangarra-1
File:Light_painting_screw.jpgLight painting screw
File:Dichroitisches_Prisma_--_2020_--_5123.jpgDichroitisches Prisma -- 2020 -- 5123

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Low key

File:Low-key_photograph_of_light_bulb,_Straume,_Norway_julesvernex2.jpgLow-key photograph of light bulb, Straume, Norway

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Minimalism

File:Flowers_of_Prunus_mume_(Armenaca_mume_‘Bumpi’)_at_Nagai_Botanical_Garden,_February_2024_-_5452.jpgFlowers of Prunus mume (Armenaca mume ‘Bumpi’) at Nagai Botanical Garden, February 2024 - 5452
File:Calabacín,_Múnich,_Alemania,_2013-03-30,_DD_01.JPGCalabacín, Múnich, Alemania, 2013-03-30, DD 01
File:Norderney,_Promenade,_Feld_L_--_2025_--_9016.jpgNorderney, Promenade, Feld L -- 2025 -- 9016
File:Norderney,_Dünenlandschaft,_Wegweiser_--_2025_--_9437.jpgNorderney, Dünenlandschaft, Wegweiser -- 2025 -- 9437
File:Mangrove_Reflection_Wide_Ashtamudi_Kollam_Kerala_Mar22_A7C_01464.jpgMangrove in Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala
File:La_pirogue_à_balancier.jpgLa pirogue à balancier
File:Hinge_on_blue_dumpster.jpgHinge on blue dumpster
File:Submerged_buoy_with_algae_at_Rågårdsdal_2.jpgSubmerged buoy with algae at Rågårdsdal 2
File:Ornamentglas_B_-_Ansicht_1.jpgOrnamentglas B - Ansicht 1
File:Window_glass_at_the_front_entrance_of_Osaka_General_Medical_Center,_January_2024_-_1288.jpgWindow glass at the front entrance of Osaka General Medical Center
File:Korfu_(GR),_Korfu,_Alte_Festung_--_2018_--_1137.jpgKorfu (GR), Korfu, Alte Festung -- 2018 -- 1137
File:Dülmen,_Kirchspiel,_ehem._Munitionslager_Visbeck,_Bunker_--_2020_--_8874_(bw).jpgDülmen, Kirchspiel, ehem. Sondermunitionslager Visbeck, Bunker -- 2020 -- 8874 (bw)
File:Porto_Covo_June_2104-3a.jpgPorto Covo June 2104-3a
File:Фрагмент_церкви._Дошки_оббивки.jpgDetail of the Church of the Assumption of Mary in Lychivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
File:20210131_twig_withBuds_coveredByIce_DSC05404_PtrQs.jpgTwig with buds covered by ice
File:Pine_trees_growing_on_the_slope_of_Cinder_Cone.jpgPine trees growing on the slope of Cinder Cone
File:Neudenau_-_Herbolzheim_-_Felder,_grasiger_Weg_und_Birnbaum_im_April_(1.3).jpgBare fields, a track with green grass and a lonely pear tree, Herbolzheim, Neudenau, Germany
File:Great_Sand_Dunes_NP_1.jpgVisitor running down a dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park, USA
File:Kõrgessaare-sadam-2-OlariPilnik.jpgFloating pier in a wintery fog in Kõrgessaare harbor, Hiiumaa Rural Municipality, Estonia
File:Cape_Town_(ZA),_Waterfront,_Clock_Tower,_Detail_--_2024_--_2911.jpgCape Town (ZA), Waterfront, Clock Tower, Detail -- 2024 -- 2911
File:Colorful_metal_bicycle_parking_rack_in_Lysekil_2.jpgColorful metal bicycle parking rack in Lysekil 2
File:Part_of_ramp_at_Brastad_SK8,_the_new_skatepark_in_Lysekil_Municipality.jpgPart of ramp at Brastad SK8, the new skatepark in Lysekil Municipality

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Panning

File:Chicken_February_2009-1.jpg♀ Gallus gallus subsp. domesticus
(Chicken),
Orpington breed
File:Hawker_Sea_Fury_FB_10_F-AZXJ_OTT_2013_10.jpgHawker Sea Fury FB 10 (built in 1944)
File:2021-07-16_Bahnradsport,_Steherrennen,_Oßwald_Steher_Cup_1DX_6750_by_Stepro.jpg2021-07-16 Bahnradsport, Steherrennen, Oßwald Steher Cup 1DX 6750 by Stepro
File:Motor_cycle_stunt2_amk.jpgMotorcycle stunt
Image is also a Featured picture of motorcycles
File:Norbert_Kiss_-_GP_Camión_de_España_2013_-_08.jpgNorbert Kiss - GP Camión de España 2013 - 08
File:Alemania_vs_Italia_-_2014_CERH_European_Championship_-_11.jpgAlemania vs Italia - 2014 CERH European Championship - 11

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Photo art

File:Trilogie_"Hexentanz"_--_2025.jpgTrilogie "Hexentanz" -- 2025
File:Black_sea,_black_fog,_sun&ice,_polar_sea.jpgBlack sea, black fog, sun&ice, polar sea
File:Foggy_Watch_Hill_Cove_sunrise.jpgFoggy Watch Hill Cove sunrise
File:Glaskugel_--_2022_--_9849.jpgGlaskugel -- 2022 -- 9849
File:Glaskugel_--_2022_--_9846.jpgGlaskugel -- 2022 -- 9846
File:Haltern_am_See,_Stausee,_Anleger_--_2016_--_2859.jpgHaltern am See, Stausee, Anleger -- 2016
File:Self_portrait_(8618889472).jpgSelf portrait (8618889472)
File:Smoke_from_the_2020_California_wildfires_tinting_the_sunset_red_on_the_Swedish_west_coast_3.jpgSmoke from the 2020 California wildfires tinting the sunset red on the Swedish west coast 3
File:Freiburg_im_Breisgau,_Münster,_Vorhalle_--_2025_--_7903_(kreativ_1).jpgFreiburg im Breisgau, Münster, Vorhalle -- 2025 -- 7903 (kreativ 1)

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Reflections (only) on objects

File:Reflection_of_the_Flamingo_Hotel_in_front_of_the_Bellagio.jpg Naturally formed reflection of the Flamingo Hotel on the glass of an overpass, in front of the Bellagio in Las Vegas, NV.
File:Reflection_of_Parque_Cultural_Paulista_building_in_Avenida_Paulista,_Brazil.jpgReflection of Parque Cultural Paulista building
Avenida Paulista, Brazil
File:Refleksjoner.jpgRefleksjoner
File:Efectos_visuales_Interference_en_la_Medina_de_Túnez,_Túnez,_2016-09-04,_DD_85.jpgEfectos visuales Interference en la Medina de Túnez, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 85
File:Reflection_of_trees_in_a_pond_16-9,_The_Groynes,_Christchurch,_New_Zealand.jpgReflection of trees in a pond 16-9, The Groynes, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Texture photography

File:Merfeld,_Wildpferdefang_--_2014_--_0639.jpgEquus caballus
(Horses)
File:Stones_Porto_DSCF0572.jpgColoured stones, Porto beach, Corse
File:Glass_Beach_Fort_Bragg_2.jpgGlass Beach, Fort Bragg, California
File:Rope-03235.JPGCoil rope
File:Rusty_rebar_nets.jpgFive rusty rebar nets
File:Kirschholzbrett_--_2021_--_7656.jpgKirschholzbrett -- 2021 -- 7656
File:Orange_texture_made_of_a_fishing_net_on_a_wooden_board_at_golden_hour.jpgOrange texture made of a fishing net on a wooden board at golden hour
File:Shoe_trees.jpgShoe trees
File:Paver_Blocks_Exterior_Circular_3008px.jpgPaver Blocks
File:Kopenhagen_(DK),_Nyhavn_--_2017_--_1711.jpgKopenhagen (DK), Nyhavn -- 2017 -- 1711
File:Stained_wooden_clapboard_siding.jpgStained wooden clapboard siding
File:Colombo_April_2013-2.jpgColombo April 2013-2
File:Windows_of_former_Seagram_Distillers_Building_(Seagram_Lofts,_Waterloo,_Ontario,_Canada).jpgWindows of former Seagram Distillers Building (Seagram Lofts, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
File:Windows_of_the_Frost_Building_(Toronto,_Canada).jpgWindows of the Frost Building (Toronto, Canada)
File:Tanzende_Türme_in_Hamburg_03.jpgTanzende Türme in Hamburg 03
File:Drought.jpgDry earth in the Sonora desert, Mexico
File:Desiccation-cracks_hg.jpgDesiccation-cracks hg
File:Mallnitz_Stappitzer_See_Wasseroberfläche_02.jpgMallnitz Stappitzer See Wasseroberfläche 02
File:Heap_of_cans_South_Korea_Pavilion_Expo_2015.JPGHeap of cans South Korea Pavilion Expo 2015
File:Propane_tanks.jpgPropane tanks
File:Rub'_al_Khali_(Arabian_Empty_Quarter)_sand_dunes_imaged_by_Terra_(EOS_AM-1).jpgRub' al Khali (Arabian Empty Quarter) sand dunes imaged by Terra (EOS AM-1)
File:Afdrukken_van_waterdruppels_in_ijslaag_op_Jonkersloot._Locatie,_Natuurterrein_De_Famberhorst_01.jpgAfdrukken van waterdruppels in ijslaag op Jonkersloot. Locatie, Natuurterrein De Famberhorst 01
File:Parque_Estadual_do_Jalapão_João_Paulo_Marques_Dandretta_(16)_edited.jpgParque Estadual do Jalapão João Paulo Marques Dandretta (16) edited
File:Jardim_de_Infância_Ernestina_Pessoa_Vitória_Espírito_Santo_Tiles_2019-5130.jpgJardim de Infância Ernestina Pessoa Vitória Espírito Santo Tiles 2019-5130
File:Yerevan,_Brandy_barrels,_Armenia.jpgYerevan, Brandy barrels, Armenia
File:Parc_Culturel_De_l'Ahaggar_(91).JPGParc Culturel De l'Ahaggar (91)
File:Beilstein_-_Schmidhausen_-_Hebelstraße_-_Holzzaun_-_Augen_(1).jpgBeilstein - Wohngebiet Ost - Lembergerstr. 13 - Holzzaun - Augen (1)
File:Saint-Petersburg._Bolsheokhtinsky_Bridge_(Peter_the_Great_Bridge)._Rivets_on_the_bridge_support.jpgSaint-Petersburg. Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge (Peter the Great Bridge). Rivets on the bridge support
File:Man_turns_drying_chili_peppers,_Turkey.jpgMan turns drying chili peppers, Turkey
File:Glass_cobweb.jpgGlass cobweb
File:Aerial_view_of_Portuguese_calçada,_Instituto_Superior_Técnico,_Lisbon,_Portugal_julesvernex2.jpgAerial view of Portuguese calçada, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2

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Ultraviolet light

File:Сорус_папоротника_Polypodium_aureum_2.jpgFern sorus of Polypodium aureum
File:Diamond_(side_view).pngDiamond (side view)

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Vanishing point

File:Blick_durch_die_Gewölbe_an_der_Götzschtalbrücke.jpgBlick durch die Gewölbe an der Götzschtalbrücke
File:Vista_do_corredor_de_janelas_da_Câmara_Municipal_de_Porto_Alegre_(cropped).jpgVista do corredor de janelas da Câmara Municipal de Porto Alegre (cropped)

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Vignetting

File:Snowfall_at_night_over_Brofjorden_and_Preemraff_oil_refinery.jpgSnowfall at night over Brofjorden and Preemraff oil refinery
File:Ship_in_the_SF_Bay_fog_(40406).jpgShip in the SF Bay fog (40406)
File:Un_ragazzo_filippino_ricoperto_di_sabbia_vulcanica.jpgUn ragazzo filippino ricoperto di sabbia vulcanica

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Zoom bursts

File:Dülmen,_Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche,_Rosette_--_2022_--_0669_(crop,_kreativ).jpgDülmen, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Rosette -- 2022 -- 0669 (crop, kreativ)
File:Camera_zoom_burst_on_a_Microsoft_computer_keyboard_in_Tuntorp_8.jpgCamera zoom burst on a Microsoft computer keyboard in Tuntorp 8

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Others

File:Red_maple_leaf_on_paper_birch.jpgRed maple leaf on paper birch
File:A_Light_painting_round_left_move.jpgA Light painting round left move
File:Friction_d'une_allumette.jpgFriction d'une allumette

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Significantly digitally altered images

File:Spielfiguren_(surreal)_--_2021_--_8820.jpgSpielfiguren (surreal) -- 2021 -- 8820
File:Self-serve_aisle_in_IKEA_Torp_Uddevalla_-_Cinematic_edit.jpgSelf-serve aisle in IKEA Torp Uddevalla - Cinematic edit

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Fungi

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Food and drink

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