Photo Tips for Beginners

Photography and music go together like peanut butter and jelly so that cameras and photography have been the subject of many songs of all time. This article will give you a collection of the best songs about photography and cameras including almost every genre of music, from Paul Simon’s Kodachrome to Outkast’s Hey Ya! with the line “Shake it like a Polaroid Picture”.

Interestingly, some songs on the list are not titled “Photograph” or “Cameras”; however, listeners still named them the best songs about cameras and photography. There is no doubt that the most popular song title in the realm of camera-related songs is “Photograph” from Ringo Starr to Nickleback to The Tiny Tot Players (covering Def Leppard) offering up a track with that title. 

Photograph – Def Leppard

This song is a 1983 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their album Pyromania which was produced by Mutt Lange, who came up with the line, “All I’ve got is a photograph”. This gave them the idea to write a song about a guy who’s crazy about a girl, but all he has of her is a photograph. Boy looks at her photograph and decides to sing a song about it.

“Photograph” – one of the best songs about cameras and photography

Best Songs about Cameras and Photography: Photograph – Def Leppard

Camera – R.E.M

“Camera” from the group’s 1984 record “Reckoning”

Hey Ya – Outkast

“Hey Ya!” is a song written and produced by André 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop OutKast‘s album The Love Below. The song takes influence from funk and rock music. The song received praise from contemporary music critics, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards. A music video was produced featuring André 3000 as eight different versions of him.

Best songs about Cameras and Photography: Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!

Kodachrome – Paul Simon

This is not only the most detailed song on our list in terms of describing the color fidelity of Kodak film, but it also settles the debate on whether Paul Simon shoots Nikon or Canon and whether he prefers the artistic look of black-and-white shots. Despite the digital revolution, this is a timeless song that deserves the number one spot.

Kodachrome – Paul Simon (the quintessential photo-related song)

Freeze Frame – J. Geils Band

Freeze Frame is the 12th album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1981. The album landed number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in February 1982, and remained at the top for four weeks. The album featured the hit single “Freeze Frame”. First of all, the song’s lyrics serve up a slew of photography-related double entendres, from “lipstick reflex got me wound” to “darkroom sweet-talk” to “zoom-lens feelings,” whatever those are.

Freeze Frame – J. Geils Band with photography-related double entendres

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