Thematic characteristics of news photography

A form of news reporting, which combines visual images of pictures with short text descriptions to report news and spread information. The following is something I have compiled for you about the characteristics of photojournalism for your reference.

Interview report

Advocating from the era of reading pictures? Did you watch the news? Since then, domestic photo reports have really made great progress. Photographers should go deep into the basics.

Layer, independent investigation and study, the? Did you watch the news? Implement and push to a new stage. Because of the image characteristics of news photography, it is decided that it can only choose those concrete news facts that are happening and developing as direct shooting objects, but not those things that have changed or been abstract over time.

Practice also shows that from the domestic photo reports, this kind of concrete news fact that is happening and developing mainly occurs in the real life of the people who are building socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization. Practice has proved that it is not enough to know the news facts of photographic reports only from the leading organs; It is impossible to rely on others. Only by relying on our own strength can we go deep into reality and the masses, and through careful visits and observations, can we find something, pursue something, or even go there? Touch? . Photographers always get to the scene. Only in this way can we have a comprehensive understanding and observation, report ideas clearly and continuously, and then solve the problems of image expression and photo shooting.

Image observation

? Combining the interview and observing the scene deeply, in order to achieve the combination of content and form, and comprehensively grasp the theme, is the basis of image performance.

Foundation. Photographers are sensitive to news, should they master it? Ask? And then what? Do you see it? The on-site observation of the two kinds of kungfu should be thorough, always pay attention to the center of the scene and the appearance of the climax, and strive to see the whole process of the development of the facts. Clear-headed, bright-eyed, diligent, observing and choosing.

Image selection

? On the basis of in-depth observation, it is the key to find the most representative plot in the overall situation of the scene and the most representative moment in the development of facts. In the choice, we should first consider the needs of photographic reports, and at the same time consider the possibility of on-site intake, make accurate judgments and make appropriate choices. Choose to ingest and be ready to ingest at any time. The situation at the scene is changeable, so it is impossible to keep it? Choose first and then shoot? The program even missed the opportunity.

Image capture

? Generally speaking, observation and selection rank first, and intake ranks last; But there are observation and choice in intake, and the three are often closely related. absorb

At the same time, we should give full play to the role of photography skills and show the preliminarily selected plot on the spot. At this time, we should focus on obtaining the best instantaneous image of the most representative plot, and give priority to two main links: shooting point and shooting opportunity. Because the shooting point determines the position of the subject and the basic structure of the picture, that is, the shooting opportunity determines the dynamic potential and expression of the subject, which are the basic factors that constitute the image of the picture. The combination of these factors actually determines the factors such as light perception, perspective and level. Of course, the solutions to these problems are sometimes consistent, but often contradictory. When there is a contradiction, we should generally obey the overall situation of expressing the subject's image, so as to avoid covering everything, seeking perfection and even hindering the subject's performance.

Picture clarity

China Practical News Dictionary defines news pictures as a form of news reporting that combines the visual image of pictures with short text descriptions to report news and spread information? . What does this explanation mean? News? With what? Information? Is this a painting? Kernel? , the picture is just orientation? News? And then what? Information? what's up Shells? . What if it's not in the picture? News content? Only such a picture? Shells? This painting will lose its meaning.

(1) Definition of visual impact force

Visual impact refers to an intuitive image, which is directly presented to the audience without the imagination of the audience and can leave an impression on the audience's mind.

(2) The method of taking pictures in kind makes news pictures have impact.

Emphasize the uniqueness of the scene and make it have a strong visual impact. You do this in order to get closer to the subject, and you can get better visual impact than long-distance shooting. In addition, the choice of shooting point should be unconventional and the photography language should be concise and clear.

High information content

News photography mainly reveals news facts and disseminates news information with instant images. The more information a news photo contains, the more newsworthy it is.

The bigger it is, the more innovative it must be. For example, in the Netherlands, when a car accident happened, two photographers from DPA and AP were present. A reporter from DPA photographed the moment when a car hit the wall and got out of the building. The Associated Press reporter filmed the moment when the car collided with the oncoming car after passing through the building. Therefore, most newspapers use the photos of the Associated Press. Because the photo of the Associated Press reporter not only reflects the plot of the car hitting the wall and going out of the building, but also explains the result of colliding with another car after going out of the building, which is more informative.

Information content has two aspects: one is factual information content, and the other is emotional information content.

In the practice of news photography, we often find such a phenomenon: some news photos seem to contain little information, but they are also favored by readers. What is the reason? This is because the information content of news pictures includes two aspects: factual information content and emotional information content. Although many news pictures contain little factual information, they contain a lot of emotional information, so they are equally popular.

A typical example is the photo of a girl with big eyes taken by China Youth Daily reporter Jie Hailong in the series of photos "I want to go to school". Compared with another photo in the group photo, the teachers and students of the whole school, this photo obviously contains much less factual information. In "All Teachers and Students", the images of rural background, big bowl of rice, rural teachers dressed in Hanfu, diligent children, etc. condense all kinds of specific information about children's learning in poor mountainous areas. However, the previous photos contain more emotional information. The beauty of the little girl is in sharp contrast with the sinister environment in the poor mountainous area. The little girl's big eyes reveal innocence, simplicity, persistence and hope, staring at the audience's conscience and soul like a searchlight, which strongly impacts the audience's mind and makes you unable to escape. Because of this, the author and readers have become accustomed to taking this photo as the masterpiece of the whole series of photos, and even the organizers of the National Hope Project have taken this photo as a symbol of activities and publicity.

Humor moment

In the development of most news events, there are many humorous moments. On the surface, it seems to have nothing to do with the meaning or essence of the event, but in fact it reflects the meaning and essence of the event from another angle and side. It can enlighten people's minds and make people relaxed and happy. Capturing this moment requires the photographer to have humorous thinking, which can make people break the usual connection between things and observe the world from another angle. Humorous moments often give images magical and novel meanings. Shooting this moment is the main way for news photos to gain new ideas and produce visual feelings.

1987 12.7. After seven years, the negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union to reduce the medium-range strategic nuclear missiles finally made a breakthrough and signed the Sino-Russian Agreement. American photojournalist Tim? Clarie captured a humorous moment in this very stylized and serious news event? Gorbachev and Reagan were about to shake hands after signing the agreement to exchange texts, but their hands were not together. In the photo Trade, Reagan and Gorbachev are like businessmen. After some bargaining, they finally reached a deal, which is very innovative. Although it is not too strong visually, it has impacted people's minds.

Xinqi moment

That is, at the scene of news events, because of the special shooting position and angle of reporters, the news events filmed are refreshing and unique. This moment is famous for its novelty and uniqueness.

A large part of the subjects faced by news photography are stylized and rarely change, such as winning prizes in sports competitions, annual people's congresses and so on. Capturing novel moments is the main way to make your photos innovative and ahead of many competitors. For example, the annual People's Congress, the rostrum is also arranged in this way. In this case, it seems difficult for photographers to take refreshing photos. However, when the First Session of the Seventh National People's Congress was held in 1988, a photographer tied his camera to his hand and stretched out his arm, which moved the shooting point forward by several tens of centimeters and changed the shooting angle. Therefore, his meeting photos make readers feel fresh.

Yue Hu's The Birth of a New Record is also a good example. Zhu Jianhua, a high jumper from China, broke the world record of men's high jump with a score of 2.38m at the 5th National Games. Amid the warm cheers of the audience, Zhu Jianhua walked around the field to pay tribute to the audience. At this time, many photographers rushed forward to follow the shooting, while Hu Yue stood calmly in the stands and took a unique news photo of the birth of a new record? Enthusiastic spectators and sports reporters followed, and Zhu Jianhua cheered for the audience in front? The picture is novel and refreshing.

Exclusive photo

Innovative news photos are often exclusive photos of the news scene, so we must be fully prepared for taking photos. In addition to the necessary interview preparation and technical preparation, it is more important to carefully observe the situation at the news site and be aware of it.

China Youth Daily reporter Liu Zhankun's exclusive news photo "9? Sleepless Night in Beijing is a typical example. The content of the photo is when Samaranch announced on Beijing TV that the host city of the 2000 Olympic Games is Sydney? 9? 23 Beijing night? Live broadcast of people's different moments of surprise, hope or confusion. This is an exclusive photo, and its success is undoubtedly due to the reporter's on-site observation in advance. At the shooting scene at that time, only Beijing TV reporters could take pictures in front of the venue. All the reporters were arranged on the second floor, and only the people in the live broadcast room could be seen. Liu Zhankun quietly surveyed the terrain and even knew the shortest distance from which door to the front of the venue. When the moment touched millions of people came, he rushed down the stairs quietly and quickly, jumped to the front of the venue flexibly, and photographed this fleeting moment very calmly.

Role action

Expressions and actions are the external expressions of characters' inner feelings, and they are the key to reveal people's spirit, temperament and personality characteristics. News photography expresses the inner spirit, thoughts and feelings of characters, and it must be through people's actions, which is used by news photography? Talk? The most basic feature of image is the activity image, or a plot image in group activities. In news photography, the action expression of characters' personality characteristics must be related to the expression of characters' thoughts and feelings, that is, the emotions expressed by characters' characteristic expressions and action gestures can be expressed.

Use a swing

Regarding the posing phenomenon, Wang Wenlan, director of the photography department of China Daily, vice chairman of China Photographers Association and academic member of China Photojournalism Society, once said: In the field of photojournalism in China, where is the debate about capturing and posing? ""? End, because at that time, where did the difference between shooting methods come from? ""? The forgery of many photos has continuously caused a long debate. Now this problem is no longer a problem. Judging from Jose's photos, many of them have been posed, designed and planned, such as masks that won the second prize in science and technology, but they have not affected the authenticity of photos and the reliability and readability of news events at all. On the contrary, they improved their influence through the design of pictures. No matter how you shoot, capture and pose, you must achieve the effect of the picture, which should be the only criterion for your success or failure. ?

Respect the law

The planning of news photography reports must be able to give full play to the advantages of photography: visual impact. The principle of planning and considering the theme is to have a sense of lens. The so-called camera sense has three criteria: first, the news subject can be displayed by the picture, especially the inner world of the characters; Second, the news background and its environment can be displayed through pictures; Third, the news scene has a strong impact, that is, whether news and picture composition can form a climax that makes people echo each other.

There is a falsehood in the newspaper at present. Big? Phenomenon. That is, the newspaper page, there are no pictures, but news pictures are compiled and distributed? Big? With what? Small? There should be? Degree? . Grab this? Degree? The master of fate can only be? News content? what's up Big? With what? Small? . However, in the eyes of some editors and reporters (including a few editors-in-chief), do you think that the more pictures you send? Big? The better the visual effect, the stronger the impact.

So, the greed of picture editing? Big? The wind seems to be increasing. Long and empty words are often dismissed by readers as smelly and long? A lazy woman's foot binding? Again, no? News content? What kind of big and empty picture is it? Bubbles? . Although this news picture looks long? Big? However, because the content is insipid, pale and empty, it not only has no influence, but can only occupy, waste and even pollute the layout of land and money.