What are the characteristics of photography?

What a photographic work reflects must be true. It should be and can only be a record of objective things, which is determined by art itself. Photography can give full play to the performance of photographic equipment, including choosing an ideal angle and expressing an idea with appropriate composition, but photographers must shoot what they see, not what they think. Sometimes processing can be organized and then unified under certain conditions. However, this kind of organization and processing is limited. In the end, we have to pay attention to what we see in our eyes in order to take a visual photo. It is precisely because of this documentary nature that the authenticity and credibility of photographic works are more easily accepted by the audience.

For example, 1986 won the first prize of Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography.

(2) rapidity.

Photographic works need only a short time from creation to completion. What happened in the morning can be seen in the newspaper in the afternoon. It can be said that photography is the "light cavalry" on the literary front, especially in today's highly developed technology, a photo can be spread all over the world in an instant. As a form of high-speed visual communication, the rapidity of photography is beyond doubt.

(3) immediacy.

An excellent photographic work is often completed by grasping the moment that best reflects the essential change of things. This fleeting scene is difficult to reproduce. For news and sports photography, this is even more prominent. Some precious scenes are often reminiscent.

(4) commemorative.

The commemorative nature of photographic works is self-evident. Quite a few photos will be unforgettable. Such as wedding photos, growth photos.

(5) limitations.

When we talk about the advantages of photography, we can't ignore its limitations. The first is limited by time and space. Literary works can reflect what happened at different times and places, while photographic works can only take pictures of a certain occasion in a fraction of a second. In order to make up for this defect, some people try to shoot "photographic novels", but as far as every photo taken is concerned, they still can't get rid of the constraints of time and space. Secondly, the rapidity required by most photographic works is difficult for photographers to achieve. Because it takes lightning speed to observe, conceive, view, adjust the aperture and press the shutter, painters and sculptors can reproduce the wonderful scenes or some actions on the stage according to the impression left by watching the dance, while photographers hesitate for a moment and can only return empty-handed without pressing the shutter. Finally, photography also relies heavily on light and equipment.