Please talk about posing and snapping in news photography.

Most people reject or even resolutely oppose "posing". I can accept posing, but the premise is very important: photographers can't make news, can't make news scenes, and can't direct a news picture. As for recovery, this is my understanding. Don't try to restore any history that has happened, because it is unique and no one can "restore" history, because when you restore it, history is "restored" according to your idea.

It is acceptable to exert a certain degree of influence on the subject, which is also the root of the "posing" that we often argue, that is, whether the photographer can influence the subject. In fact, from the moment you lift the camera, you are already influencing the people in the picture. Whether you use telephoto or wide angle, sneak shot or interview, does he know that your shooting and the report you want to do will definitely affect that person.

It is easy to enter the category of philosophy when discussing these so-called influences. Most controversial scenes and pictures are not so profound and complicated. At this time, the person in the picture knows the existence of the photographer, and he will care about his words and deeds. Whether consciously or unconsciously, the photographer and the subject are in an interactive state, and the photographer's index finger records a moment during this period. Those moments are real, not a "repeat" of history, nor manipulated by photographers.

Another extreme interaction is that in some activities and ceremonies, the photographer interferes with the words and deeds of the subject. You want to do this, you want to do that, so the person who was photographed created a "news picture" with the photographer according to other people's intentions. I hate this posture. All such photos won't pass me and can't be presented to the public, because it's totally cheating.