Basic introduction to personalized portraits

The word "personality" in personality photography actually does not refer to the photographer, but the person being photographed. Therefore, if you want to truly create a personalized photo, you must understand the person being photographed, which requires taking time to communicate in depth. The person being photographed talks about his hobbies and thoughts. Since everyone's personality, experience and even dreams are different, the photographer can only capture the person's rich inner world by designing around these differences. Come. In addition to in-depth understanding and communication, personalized portrait works must also be specially produced according to the requirements of the person being photographed, such as the selection of shooting time, shooting location, etc. Or a rugged alley, or a mottled church, or the shade of the campus in the morning, or the lakeside at dusk... In short, as long as the person being photographed puts forward an idea, the photographer must try his best to satisfy it!

In short, personality must be different from tradition. Only innovation can develop. Development process "Photo", the original meaning in Chinese is to draw a portrait of a person, it is the traditional name of Chinese portrait painting. Painting and writing portraits requires resemblance in form and spirit, so it is called "photography". Du Fu's poem "Painting as a Presentation of Paintings to General Cao": "The general is good at painting, and he also paints portraits when he meets a fine scholar."

The popular "photography" today is borrowed from Japanese. As we all know, the Japanese still use 1,850 "kanji" and a large number of "kanji words" composed of these characters. Among them, many "kanji words" already have meanings given by the Japanese. In Japanese, "photography" has two meanings. One is "photography" and the other is "photography". Photo studios in Japan are called photo shops. For Chinese, today's "photo" can be described as a word for "export first and then import". Nowadays, on the streets of Shanghai, you can also see shop signs such as "Taipei Photo" and "Garden Photo Studio". "Photographs" are often seen in newspapers and periodicals. After some unprofessional interpretations by celebrities, the concept of "photography" has become vague and ambiguous, and the idea planted in most people is that photoshoots are equal to nakedness or semi-nudeness, or to put it mildly, it is body photography. In fact, photo in Japanese means photography, which means photography. Perhaps it didn’t occur to me that it would change its appearance after leaving the country.

When photography technology was introduced to China in the late Qing Dynasty, it was rejected by all classes. Under the influence of thousands of years of feudal ethics, both women and men regarded exposing the human body as taboo and shameful. At that time, Even taking photos is considered unusual, let alone body art. After the May Fourth Movement, the west wind spread to the east, and the traditional concepts of the Chinese people began to change. Women put aside the shackles of Chen-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, liberated their minds, and liberated their clothes. When the openness of thinking and openness of dress were integrated into the art of photography, the Chinese I have also begun to come into contact with Western body art. However, although photographers clearly know what the connotation of photography is, the denotation of photography is understood in various ways by laypeople who do not understand art.

It is impossible to verify the specific year when "photography" was introduced into China. In interviews, we learned that when most citizens first came into contact with the word, it represented a stain in the entertainment industry - shooting "photo albums" It’s about the same as making a Category III film. We can't blame people's ignorance. Who allows these celebrities to hype themselves up so much?

With the increasing number of celebrities taking photo albums in the mainland, people have discovered that the protagonists of the photos are different, and the styles of the photos are also different. It turns out that the photos do not have to be nudity, such as life photos. Although I have gradually gained a correct understanding of "photography", "photography" still retains the taste of authenticity.

After the Australian women’s football team took a group “photo album” calendar due to “livelihood” issues, 12 female track and field stars from Australia and the United States also posed in various “artistic poses” and printed them on the calendar. Their personal "photographs" create an "explosive" effect.

One of the characters in the "Female Track and Field Stars Photo Calendar" and Australian track and field athlete Okafu said: "This is a style and a fashion. We are all world-class athletes with brains. The photos we take are all about health, don’t take it too far. As athletes, we don’t want to just appear as someone who can run, jump, and cross the bar. There are many other things about us that deserve to be known. ” She also emphasized: “Look at the statue of David in the museum, it is a naked male body, but it has become a great artistic image in this day and age, if someone says that women cannot show their sexuality, Then he is definitely a sexist." (Photography of Australian female athletes "Sydney Dream" - almost half of the models are water sports athletes. They hope readers can accept this display because it is all for art.)

Taiwanese "madman" Li Ao, known for his arrogance and unruliness, went crazy again when he was sixty-five years old, setting the precedent for nude portraits of Chinese literati. Although people were surprised, this move did not What kind of sensational social effect has it caused? It seems that the standard of social tolerance for photos is becoming wider and wider.

According to reports, as early as 1987, a photo studio in Wuhan took the first step in commercial body photography at the request of customers. More than ten years later, it has gradually become a common practice to pay for one's own "photographs" . Young girls in Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan and other places no longer chase the photo albums of their idols. They regard taking nude photos of themselves as a fashion, and they bravely "sacrifice themselves" in front of strangers' cameras.