How to analyze a photographic work?

When analyzing photographic works, we must fully respect the ontological language and various possible personalized expressions of photography, and we cannot copy the analytical techniques of artistic works and literary works. What's more, not all photographic works are works of art, and many excellent non-artistic photographic works can never be measured by the so-called artistic standards. For photography, the most important thing is not art, and there are more important things than art. Here is a brief introduction to the steps and methods of analyzing works: ideological aspect: look at the concept-the meaning of desecrating pictures.

Look at the expression-analysis of various expression skills inside and outside the screen

Comparative analysis of photographic works.

This paper makes a comparative analysis from the evolution (innovation degree) of photography creation style.

Looking for comparable factors from the photographer's own creation

The intention of photographic works-the photographer's real shooting intention

The range, angle and depth of ideographic meaning

Technique: the conception of photographic works-the photographer chooses the specific expression method suitable for himself and the subject.

shooting angle

Selection of composition scheme

Illumination treatment

Color processing

In short, for a good photographic work, there are many things that can be analyzed and studied, and many things can also be analyzed from a personal point of view. But generally speaking, we appreciate the works mainly from the following aspects: theme, composition, color, lines, exposure, clarity, color contrast and so on.