What is the social value of documentary photography?

1, the appearance of documentary photography is a liberation of photography itself, which means that photography is the only way out for painting. Documentary photography reflects the human nature of society, abandons the tendency of aestheticism and affectation, and creates a new aesthetic field: in documentary photography, art is diluted, but its aesthetic significance is stronger. Because documentary works are not explained by the principles of beauty and ugliness or balance and symmetry, everything in documentary photography is under the banner of people, everything about people is everything in documentary works, and the meaning of human nature is the most important part of aesthetic significance.

2. Documentary photography broke free from the aesthetic cage of painting and the tyranny of painting itself. With the efforts of a large number of "new vision" experimenters before and after, it established a set of aesthetic concepts about photography itself and provided people with a brand-new vision with its unique photography.

3. Documentary photography, like those unexpected mysterious poems written by metaphysical poets in17th century, embodies the worship of the novel ontology by the new critical beauty trend that appeared at the beginning of this century.

Second, social value.

"The value of a photo can not only be measured from the aesthetic point of view, but also from the visual performance intensity of human beings and society." Najib. Documentary photography, as a witness of society, has been making unremitting efforts for the return of human dignity, existence and humanity from the beginning.

Third, historical value.

Documentary photography has far-reaching power. From the analysis of word meaning, documentary photography is a kind of photography with the main appeal of recording the reality of life, which can be divided into humanistic photography and news photography. They all come from life and reality and truly reflect what we see. In other words, documentary photography has the value of recording and preserving history. Therefore, documentary photography has a unique qualification as a social witness.

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Photography skills:

First, use a tripod.

The camera must be mounted on a tripod to prevent the camera from shaking when shooting. Try to keep the camera close to the subject, and be careful not to introduce unnecessary shadows.

Second, focus on the orbit.

Although it is not necessary for shooting, the focus track is a good auxiliary device, which can help you take good close-ups. The focal track can make the camera move along the X-axis and Y-axis in very small increments, and can accurately control the camera position and the depth of field of the picture. It is very troublesome to move the triangular bracket to the ideal position.

Third, use cable release.

Even if you have installed the camera on a tripod, if you press the shutter carelessly, it may still shake the camera, so in order to avoid this situation, I suggest you use cable release.

Step 4 Use a black or colored background

When shooting, when the background of the object is black, the shot image can be made to look the clearest. You can also use a fuzzy background, especially when the color of the subject is very strong.

5. Use reflective cards when necessary.

Wrap it in a white card or aluminum foil to reflect the light on the object and illuminate the shadow on the object. Be careful not to let this card appear in the shooting range.

6. Be patient.

Sometimes, even the breeze blurs close-ups. At this time, you must be patient, and it is best to wait until the wind has passed. Similarly, when shooting outdoors, when the clouds in the sky cover the sun, it is best to wait until the sun comes out, so that the photos taken will look brighter than those taken on cloudy days.