Photographic skills of news photography

News photography skills

What are news photos? What kind of photos do news photos mean? There are many definitions of it, which are simply summarized as publishing photos quickly in the form of reports that most people can see. The definition seems ordinary, but in fact, this kind of photography is very difficult and not easy to achieve, but it is also fun. Why is this kind of photography so difficult? There are two reasons: the first is that you can't take vivid and true photos without being there. Even the best photographer can't take news photos by imagination or hearsay. But articles and language can achieve an immersive effect. The second is that if a photo is not published, it cannot be called a news photo. If a special news photo is not introduced to readers or viewers through newspapers, magazines or television, then this photo is just an ordinary photo. In a word, the biggest factors that make the definition of news pictures established are "immersive" shooting and extensive "release". The witness's victory was exaggerated. "Being there" is an eternal topic for photographers, who play the role of witnesses on the spot, rather than readers, spectators and listeners. News organizations, magazines and other propaganda organizations dispatched various means of transportation from interview cars to jet planes, racking their brains to get to the scene quickly. If not, as far as the current traffic conditions are concerned, it is impossible to arrive at the scene in time, so it is impossible to cope with the wide-area news. If you don't overcome time, you can't get rid of the disappointment of photography. In this case, the "strong enemy" of the photographer of the propaganda organization is the general photographer near the scene of the incident. The readers of this book are experienced photographers, some of whom happened to meet the scene of the incident in practice and took such photos! Judging from the importance of photography, no one can beat a strong enemy = friend when taking news photos. If the photos at the scene of the incident are not made public, then the photos are only decorative in the album. People in propaganda organizations are often warned not only to take pictures, but also to pay attention to collections. It means that it is natural for photographers to take photos themselves, and in addition, they should get photos taken by witnesses at the scene. The reason is that the time to arrive at the scene is very different and needs to be shown in the photos. In practice, photographers' organizations such as Asahi Shimbun's All-Japan Photography Union and Daily News Agency's Japan Reporting Photography Union have already existed, while the "photo award" system initiated by Yomiuri Shimbun boasts the activities organized by news agencies with the largest total circulation. All propaganda organizations are trying to find out the photos of amateur photographers themselves and paint "strong enemies" as "friends". Now the photos taken by amateur photographers are published through various publicity agencies and become real news photos. News photos of professional and amateur photographers can now be widely used. In the United States, there was a precedent for amateur photographers to win Pulitzer Prize. There is an idiom "Seeing is believing in a hundred stories" in the photos, and there are also photos with the value of "love at first sight" in the news photos. Specifically, what kind of photos are the most precious as news photos? The conditions are as follows: (1) "instant" photos. Photography has the characteristic of fixed moment, and the photos that use this characteristic flexibly are the most precious news photography. 1963 The photo of Oswald, the suspect who assassinated President Kennedy of the United States, was shot dead by jack ruby in broad daylight, and 1984 the moment when two helicopters collided in the air in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, were all taken by ordinary photographers. The photo screen has a weight that the article language cannot express. (2) photos that touch the heartstrings. Touching and shocking photos are also precious. 1984, when Babe Ruth, the king of baseball home runs and an American national hero, announced his retirement at Yankee Stadium, the figure of No.3 on his back looked very bleak. The picture of Babe Lu Si standing like a crutch with a bat is a masterpiece that touches people who know Babe Lu Si. (3) Attractive photos. The higher the photo level, the more it can shock the viewer's mind. During the Vietnam War, the photos of the police chief of South Vietnam shooting and arresting Vietnamese members in broad daylight aroused international public opinion against this behavior and played a role in igniting the bonfire of the demise of the Vietnam War. This still and silent black-and-white photo hurts people without explanation. It is an ideal news photo. (4) Life photos. A photo full of realistic telepresence is also a typical news photo. 1946 released the photo "A woman with no escape in a hotel fire in America", which was shot by ordinary college students and won the Pulitzer Prize. 1955 in the photo of "Japan's high-speed intermodal ship' Ziyun Maru' collided with a cargo ship and sank", amateur photographers took pictures of students dying on vacation and published them in newspapers. In a word, the above photos taken at the scene of the accident caused great repercussions.

News photography skills

Shutter and life are news photos, but you can't just take them. In today's freedom of speech, photography ethics is also necessary. As photographers, we should pay special attention to "portrait rights" and "actions at the scene of terrible accidents". The former, that is, taking photos casually without my consent and publishing them on various propaganda tools, has gradually been regarded as an infringement of the legal right not to interfere in private life in society. When shooting people in parks or streets and publishing them in newspapers and magazines, we must pay attention to obtaining the consent of the subject. The latter means that photographers, whether professional or amateur, should behave properly as a person when shooting unfortunate scenes of others. The accident scene photos of the "Ziyun Maru" ship mentioned in the above example have great problems in this "move". There is an accusation that "you have time to take pictures, why don't you save a person?" Of course, you should listen to this legitimate opinion. However, as a normal means of transportation with complete security measures, it is still difficult to deny that an accident has occurred, and its unnecessary accident scene has been widely recorded and announced by the society. When taking pictures of Ziyun Pill, it was said that the photographer was not safe and the shooting location could not lend a helping hand to people. We can't generalize that "press the shutter first, or save a life first" in photography, but at least in front of the on-site photographer, if there is a need to reach out and save people, saving people immediately should be placed first, followed by pressing the shutter, which is of great significance to the photographer's outlook on life.