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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: melastmohican on May 22, 2008, 12:48

Title: Is stock a genre of photography?
Post by: melastmohican on May 22, 2008, 12:48

I guess Photojournalism, Nature, Wedding, Portrait, Candid, Erotic or Macro are separate genres. Some of these categories sell some not in microstock world so what defines stock photography?

Title: Re: Is stock a genre of photography?
Post by: michealo on May 22, 2008, 12:59

Is icecream a dairyproduct?

Title: Re: Is stock a genre of photography?
Post by: suwanneeredhead on May 22, 2008, 13:00

That's EASY, it is its own genre of photography by far... given its global economic impact and breadth of use. 

That said I think the sub-categories of "stock" are those, nature, wedding, portrait, candid, erotic, macro, even artistic or interpretive.  Hmm, definition of stock photography... art that is produced to sell after it is produced as opposed to commissioned, in any genre. It's a catch-22, isn't it?

Good point, man.

Title: Re: Is stock a genre of photography?
Post by: PeterChigmaroff on May 22, 2008, 13:22

Not at all, it's merely a means of selling the many genres of images that already exist.

genre |ˈ zh änrə|
noun
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

Title: Re: Is stock a genre of photography?
Post by: etudiante_rapide on May 23, 2008, 13:28

as an artist and musician, i would say...
stock photography is more of a formula, rather than a specific genre.
much like david foster is to music  ;)