What are the basic qualities of news photographers?

Capturing consciousness is a photographer's hard work: capturing consciousness, that is, news sensitivity, is the practical work ability that a photographer must have, and it is also a concentrated expression of his political and ideological level, professional level and personal knowledge literacy. Its main manifestations are: in the complex real world, it can quickly judge the news value of emergencies or people and take the initiative to attack; In daily life, he is good at expressing and guiding the party's line, principles and policies and issues of general concern to the people with photography; He is good at discovering new people and things that conform to the law of social development and promote social progress, and tracking them.

A photojournalist with strong news sensitivity should be in place at the scene of an emergency, an abstract of daily news, a presenter of news events and, more importantly, a catcher of decisive moments. The famous French photographer Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment theory" has influenced the expression of news photography in China. There are many pictures that reflect the essence of news and have strong visual expression, but the "decisive moment" can not be met. Therefore, photographers should cultivate their awareness of capturing and practice their basic skills, so that they can grasp the "decisive moment" when it comes. Only in this way can they gradually grow into an excellent photojournalist.