Appreciation art of artistic photography

In addition to being influenced and restricted by the common artistic law, various art categories also have their own characteristics and internal laws. This is because all kinds of arts have different materials and means to create images, and their image characteristics are also different. Therefore, the law of appreciating various arts is different. Because photography has artistic characteristics different from other arts, it determines the law of photography, and the elements of photography appreciation are: basic modeling factors; Technical skills; Artistic expression method; Theme, thought and other four aspects. Literature uses language to shape images, music uses sound to express images, and photography uses colors and tones to shape images. Therefore, to appreciate the art of photography, we should first start with the basic modeling factors such as composition, lighting, tone and color, because these modeling factors can be directly perceived by the viewer and have intuitive characteristics. They are the basis of the image and appreciation of the picture, and also the premise for the appreciator to further feel and understand the artistry and ideological content of the photographic works.

Secondly, photography is a combination of science and art, and the production of each photo is inseparable from the application of certain technical skills. Photography skills are embodied by different picture effects, which cannot be directly perceived by the viewer, and need to have certain photographic knowledge to perceive, so from this perspective, it has indirect characteristics. For example, the shooting skill of parallel follow-up in shooting hurdles is a kind of picture effect with clear subject, blurred background and strong movement. If you have a certain knowledge of photography, you will know at a glance that the following method is used in the photo, and then you will consider whether this method is good or not, and then think about whether this method is conducive to highlighting the main idea, so as to feel and understand it at a deeper level. On the other hand, if you don't have photography knowledge, when you see a photo, you will only perceive its virtual and real dynamic effect, and may even mistake it for a broken photo. Therefore, having a certain knowledge of photography is an important condition to appreciate the art of photography. At the same time, photography skills are also an important factor to appreciate artistic photos, including the grasp of the best moment, atmosphere and manner, and the expression of angle, texture, lines and movements.

Thirdly, artistic expression method is also an important factor to appreciate artistic photos, which includes two aspects: creative method and artistic means, and they are inextricably linked. Creative method is the basic principle and method that photographers follow to reflect real life and create images, which is determined by the author's artistic view. Art view refers to the author's overall view of artistic beauty under the influence of a certain world outlook, that is, the guiding ideology of creative work, which is related to the artistic tradition and artistic accomplishment accepted by individuals. Different artistic views have different creative methods, so there are different styles of photos, such as photo photography and realistic photography. Artistic techniques are various expressive techniques used by photographers according to the needs of the theme under the guidance of certain artistic concepts, such as exaggeration and contrast, conciseness and implication, implication and symbol. The artistic technique of photography often requires specific photographic techniques, which does not mean artistic techniques. The artistic technique of photography also has indirect characteristics in appreciation, which often uses the imagination and association of the appreciator to achieve the purpose of artistic infection.

4. Any photographic work of art is the unity of content and form, and the theme is the concentrated expression of the content of the photographic work, so it is one of the important factors to appreciate the artistic photos. The content of photography art refers to the social life and natural scenery reflected by the images in art photos, as well as the thoughts and feelings it embodies. It runs through the whole process from the conception of the title to the completion of the work, including the observation of life, the choice of theme, the capture of plot and the depiction of details, the establishment of theme and the deepening of artistic conception, the pursuit of the spirit of the times and national style, and deliberate innovation. Generally speaking, photographs with social life as the theme have obvious themes; The photos with the theme of natural landscape are not obvious. However, the artistic technique itself is distinct and implicit. Some works with strong sense of scenery, still life and form have entrusted the author's thoughts and feelings, and are also the embodiment of the author's artistic concept. Its artistic conception is experienced by the viewer's aesthetic experience and feelings.

If the first three points mentioned above are mainly in the form of photography, then the fourth point is the content of photography. These four elements are interrelated and permeated with each other, showing the connotation of artistic photos to the viewers from different aspects.