Why do I like this photo best?

As an amateur photographer, I am far away from the business atmosphere and have no pressure to submit the competition. My motivation to press the shutter is simpler and firmer, that is, when I am happy, when I think it is appropriate, I will freeze the beautiful moment.

I prefer photographing people to things, but not beautiful models, but ordinary people on the street. I like to take pictures of their hurried backs, their leisure when they walk in the park, their sweat when they work hard, and their ordinary life. ...

Next, share one of my favorite photos: pulling out my ears.

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Let's talk about the shooting background of this photo:

From junior high school to graduate school now, I have been living in other places, so I am more and more unfamiliar and alienated from my hometown folks. On the evening of 20 17 National Day holiday, facing the sunset in an old street in my hometown, I began to sweep the street with my camera with a relaxed mood, trying to record or retrieve some familiar memories.

Not far away, I saw this picture. A young craftsman is digging ears for an old man. This grandfather watched me grow up. Every time he comes home to see me, he will ask me where I study and how I study. Although I always ask the same question, I will answer him seriously, because I often see him only once every two or three months. Today, I'm picking my ears, so I can't talk, so he can only grin at me. The afterglow of the sunset shines on his kind face, making him look extremely sacred. The moment I pressed the shutter, I seemed to be detached and bathed in deep memories.

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Now objectively evaluate this photo:

From a technical point of view, this photo may be a bit crowded, the background is messy, and the picture quality may not be very high, but this photo is still one of the thousands of photos I have taken, because the content and significance of this photo are enough to make me fondle it.

From the content point of view, it is a humanistic photo with temperature. Compared with those stereotyped sugar water portraits, it is a photo with stories, feelings and life. Whether it is a conscientious young craftsman or an amiable and smiling old man, it gives readers an immersive sense of substitution, which makes people daydream and feel peaceful.

At the same time, this photo is also of great significance to photographers. Being able to capture this photo, I think it makes me happier than putting a hundred excellent portrait photos, because this moment may only happen once in a lifetime, which is a decisive moment.

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Finally, I quote a sentence from Albus to end this article and share one of my favorite documentary works, Liulichang Street of Mr. Mark Lyu3 bu4.