How do photographers survive on the Internet?

As a photographer who can't live without the internet, his network existence has the following characteristics: 1, frankness and individuality, which exudes unique charm in the works published online by everyone. Without the openness and greater freedom of the network (most websites are generally not allowed to publish pictures and texts on topics such as politics, pornography, terror, reaction, superstition, cults and personal attacks. , but they don't restrict the publication of personalized pictures), many pictures with strong personality will be difficult to be displayed and judged inside and outside the photography circle. The photographer's spontaneous "work" is not only random or even spoof, but also experimental, exploratory, innovative and avant-garde. At the same time, as a non-face-to-face "public place", the aesthetic orientation, value orientation and moral orientation of online virtual community are quietly playing their due roles, which in turn, together with various established online hidden rules, have an invisible binding force on photographers, making photography. 2. Autonomy, mainly reflected in good autonomy and selectivity in time control and theme content. The network is an open platform with few artificial restrictions, so it does not need to be bound and restricted by the physical environment, such as the publishing cycle of newspapers and periodicals, the opening and business hours of exhibition halls or photo agencies, and so on. Time is loose enough, so many photographers who are used to online life often log on to the internet after a busy day's work and chores, even at midnight or early morning, which is a leisurely, unrestrained and warm spiritual home. For them, cyberspace is their own paradise. It is a pleasant mood to log in and browse pictures, publish works and communicate with each other, and it is a rest for relaxing the brain. As for the choice of theme content, you can decide for yourself. As long as it is not illegal, you can send pictures that you think are satisfactory, and you can even express your feelings, tell your worries and share your experiences in a graphic way, so as to attract more people to pay attention to yourself and satisfy your personal desire for expression. 3. Self-awareness. Whether it is to exchange learning experience, learn from others' experience or improve their creative level, photographers who are active on the Internet generally have a strong sense of self. This kind of consciousness stems from the heartfelt interest in photography, from the mentality of being responsible for oneself, and from the original intention of making friends and improving together. With self-awareness, we have the motivation to survive on the Internet, the initiative to participate actively, and the self-sustaining power of civilized exchange and learning (in order to cooperate with our elegant photography hobby). At the same time, consciously resist and exclude the uncivilized network behavior of others, and promote the atmosphere purification and virtuous circle of online life space. Consciousness is also reflected in observing the rules of network existence. Although each website has network administrators and moderators, and has formulated necessary regulatory measures, it is more often used to guide and standardize the photographer's online behavior, and only a few people actually use these measures to enforce it. 4. Sincerity, the photographer's attitude towards the existence of the network shines with the brilliance of human kindness in the virtual community. Most photographers have a high level of education, living standards and pursuit of goals, and have a broad vision, mind and friends. In addition, they are eager to discover and express truth, goodness and beauty, and they have the responsibility to expose and castigate falsehood, evil and ugliness, which makes photographers living in the network have a highly unified and coordinated cultural origin, so their photography creation, network interaction and even real life are rich in * * *. This point, as the moderator of the interactive community of China Photographers Association Network and Quanzhou Photographers Network Forum, I have a deep understanding. In 2003, the first local film club in the interactive community of China Photographers Association Network was held in Chongwu, Fujian. In 2004, the network interactive community of China Photographers Association organized more than 70 film friends from all over the country to go to Minnan for exchanges. In 2005, Quanzhou Photographer Network held many online friends' parties and activities. I was the organizer, participant and witness until the establishment of the network branch. Successful and happy activities are inseparable from the network, and the sincerity and enthusiasm of photographers living on the network, which makes the illusion of the network become a real gain. 5. Innovation, which is an important embodiment of the improvement of photographers' creative level, is also an important driving force for photographers' network survival. Without innovation, there is no vitality. There are many wonders on the Internet, and there are abundant photographic resources. Photographers who live on the internet are naturally unwilling to be lonely and unwilling to step on the dust, but regard the innovation of photography creation as a pleasure, a capable thing and a good thing. Everyone who has his own whimsy will practice hard, and those who beat others will find another way. The reference function, comparison function and innovation promotion efficiency of the network stimulate the photographer's desire for innovation, while the photographer's innovative exploration practice accelerates the progress of the whole photography industry, making the network endless and colorful. The above five characteristics can be said to be the wealth of photographers living in the network, and they are also the remarkable signs that distinguish this group from other comprehensive, irrigation, commercial or entertainment websites. The photographer's network survival enriches the visual content of the network and increases the stock of graphic materials. Photographers, as the main force to provide image materials, have undoubtedly promoted the construction of the massive encyclopedic picture library on the Internet, leaving intuitive and valuable materials for all walks of life. And what does network survival bring to photographers? It should be said that the existence of the network was only the product of photographers' habitual practice at the earliest, and the origin was undoubtedly the photographer's instinctive curiosity about the mystery of the network, and the utilitarian purpose was not obvious, while the functional use occupied a dominant position in the early days when photographers contacted the network. With the progress of network civilization and the improvement of network functions, photographers gradually gain more benefits from the network. Network survival has gradually developed from simple motivation and methods such as exchange and learning, broadening horizons to a more utilitarian direction, attracting photographers to exchange tangible material returns from network survival by chasing games, selling pictures and writing graphic stories. Others are addicted to creating personal photo albums, web pages (stations), blogs and other spiritual pleasures with different privacy levels. Of course, there is no obvious watershed between the two groups of photographers. If conditions permit, it is easy for both sides to change roles, and even some photographers' online lifestyles are very flexible and pleasing. In my humble opinion, as far as photographers are concerned, the network is functional and functional at present, and has reached a certain sense of balance and relative stability. Interestingly, I noticed a phenomenon very similar to the photographer's online lifestyle, that is, the websites (and/or forums and communities, if any, with different names) of national or grassroots film associations and folk photography groups are extremely low in commercialization, and the functionality of serving photographers is far higher than profitability, reflecting a more serious and pure official style and professional style; No matter what kind of commercial photography website, they try their best to carry out various activities, trying to attract more attention and participation of photographers, so as to cultivate their own potential customer market. Their title activities are all related to "photography", and they use pure professional (topic) photography activities as a carrier to enhance their taste, popularity and competitiveness, but their utility as subtext is actually much higher than the functionality of service photographers. This phenomenon is similar to the differentiation of photographers' online life style, and I can't assert its advantages and disadvantages. What I think is, where will the photographer's online survival go? Is the lifestyle more and more differentiated and meticulous, or will it eventually converge and reach a consistent goal? It is also puzzling that as semi-official photography associations at all levels and various folk photography groups, how can we enhance our rolling development ability? Is it leading (or it seems more appropriate to guide) business operations, or is it an accessory to business operations?

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