News shooting skills

News photography is an indispensable link in the daily work of news media. News photography integrates news, ideology, authenticity, timeliness and visualization, which can condense the emotion of news theme in the picture, "a picture is worth a thousand words" and give people a concise and shocking effect. News photography requires the unity of truth, goodness and beauty in content and form. It is necessary to grasp the typical moment by artistic means and let the picture "speak", so that it will have strong ideological and infectious effects and shocking effects. Therefore, in the actual shooting process, it is very important to master the shooting skills of news pictures.

First, news capture.

News photography is a visual image suitable for recording and spreading by photography in news events. Different from portrait photography in photo studio, it is "static versus static" and "everything follows instructions", but "dynamic versus dynamic". Let nature take its course and grasp the moment is the key to the success or failure of a photo. To get good news photos, you must pay special attention to:

1. Grasp the emotions. Any documentary work or artistic work is touching. The emotion of the characters in news photos is the key to the success or failure of the work, and it is also the most touching factor of the work. Emotion reveals people's spirit, temperament and character. "Emotion is a special reflection of objective reality and a psychological reflection of whether objective things meet their own needs."

2. Seize the action. Subjects without action are often rigid and lifeless. The more the subject moves, the more vivid the photo will be. The key to character shooting is the word "live", and all artistic means must be mobilized to make the characters come alive, portray their personalities and show their temperament, with the aim of making them come alive.

3. Grasp the expression. Some subjects don't move, so you can pay attention to his manner and expression. Manners are often the expression of the inner world of characters, and some of them can't be expressed in words.

4. Grasp the details. In order to make the work more realistic, we must pay attention to the details, which can increase the sensibility and interest of the photos. Without details, photos are often dull.

5. Take a close-up. A person and a place have their own uniqueness. Grasping close-ups can enhance the expressive force of photos. Because of the complexity and fast pace of life, it is difficult for people to stop and observe one thing carefully. Therefore, pushing the range of framing to the extreme, too close, too little, and refining the picture to the extreme will have a strong visual impact.

Second, the influence of shooting angle on the subject

The shooting point consists of three coordinates: shooting distance, shooting angle and shooting height.

In the shooting of news pictures, the shooting angle directly affects the main body, that is, the prominent degree of the main characters and major events in news events. No matter under any environmental conditions, photographers must always pay attention to the changes of the subject of news events, master the use of shooting angles in its frequent changes, seize the shooting opportunity, make full use of effective picture composition and accurate exposure of limited light sources on site, and lay a solid foundation for a perfect news picture.

Third, the influence of shooting height on the shooting object

In news photography, the change of the subject, environment and conditions of news events often affects the image because of the different shooting heights. "Think of the mountain side as a mountain peak, and the distance is different. I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, but toward which corner of the mountain. " Su Dongpo's "Topic Xilin Wall" shows the importance of choosing a viewpoint when viewing the scenery. According to photography theory, the viewpoint is the shooting position of the camera. Most of the objects photographed by photographers are three-dimensional, and they present many "faces", including front, side, back, top and bottom, each with its own characteristics. Before shooting composition, you need to choose different directions and angles to observe, study and compare the subjects and find the best viewpoint. The same subject will show a variety of composition effects due to different shooting directions.

Fourth, composition is the premise of snapshot.

Snapping is the most basic skill in news photography, and it is also the premise of a successful picture. If some photographers don't pay attention to the changes of the subject from beginning to end in news events, and shoot whatever they see, the subject will become a companion, or even exclude the subject to be reflected from the picture, or highlight the part that should not be highlighted, and the result will be failure.

Five, the scene light is a necessary condition to highlight the main body.

Usually, some meetings and large-scale activities are held in a low-light atmosphere, which puts higher demands on photographers and requires them to follow the light of the scene (flash is generally not allowed in news scenes). In this case, it is necessary to improve the sensitivity of the camera to improve the shutter speed and ensure the shooting quality. When shooting with live light, we try to choose a large-caliber lens, such as a 70-200mm lens, which has a large aperture and can ensure a certain shutter speed with sensitivity.