What is creative photography and what are its characteristics?

Creative photography occupies an important position in photography art and is a pioneer in the field of photography. Compared with documentary photography, landscape photography, figure photography and other photography categories, creative photography has its own unique characteristics, which pays more attention to the innovation of thinking, visual artistry and the expression of personal feelings and ideas, giving people visual impact and ideological shock. The main features of creative photography can be summarized as follows.

1, the innovation of innovative creative photography is reflected in: innovative material selection and conception; Innovative shooting techniques and forms of expression. Only one of these two innovations can become creative photography, and if both are available, it is easier to create excellent works.

2. In the field of digital photography, creative photography is the best way to reflect its digital characteristics. Creative photography often needs collage, recombination, replacement and synthesis of images, as well as the re-creation of visual images, which are inseparable from digital technology. Digital cameras are needed for early photography, and processing software is needed for later pictures. Without the development of digital technology, there would be no rapid development of creative photography today.

The digital characteristics of creative photography enhance the appeal and shock of the works, and make the visual effect of photography reach an unprecedented height.

3. Emotional and diversified characteristics Creative photographers create conceptual photographs through symbolism, romanticism, emotionalism and surrealism. The theme of the picture is not directly related to the subject, and the work focuses on expressing some personal feelings and concepts, which causes the viewer's thinking and association.

4. Photography with artistic characteristics is called art because it has artistic characteristics. Creative photography breaks the shackles of traditional photography thinking, and is often combined with other art forms and artistic elements, which increases the spirituality and charm of photographic pictures, and has artistic appreciation and artistic appeal. Through the language of photography art, only by formalizing abstract emotions can the viewer see at a glance.

5. Surrealism Surrealism art is to create an art that is higher than real life, combine the concepts and art in real life, and create an absolutely surreal or detached realistic scene. By creating a surreal artistic realm between reality, concreteness and abstraction, creative photography often has surrealism. But not all creative photography has this feature.

Creative photography breaks the characteristics of traditional documentary photography, crosses the edge of truth and absurdity, and pays more attention to the expression of the author's subjective consciousness, which has its own unique characteristics.