What are the characteristics of news photography?

First, the basic views on news photography

1. News photography is a form with photographic images as the main form of expression. Its basic task is to report various new facts, which belongs to the category of journalism. It is wrong to think that news photography reports are both news reports and artistic creation.

2. News photography must follow the general principles of news work. Under the guidance of general principles, we must fully take care of the characteristics of its image performance, foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, and give full play to the power of its image reporting. The practice of ignoring the image characteristics of news photography should also be overcome. 3. News pictures are the combination of photographic images and text descriptions of various elements of news, and the requirements for them should be the same. For example, the content required to be reported should be a true story, and the image required to express this content should also be true feelings. We can't ask the written description to abide by the truth principle of news, but we can allow the image to express specious.

4. The image of news pictures should be a selective documentary of news scenes. This kind of picture image must be obtained by the photographer through the most representative plot and instant choice on the basis of on-site observation, rather than the product of "creation". The image of news pictures must abide by the principle of authenticity of news.

5. To measure the image of news photos, we must adhere to the standards of news, mainly the scene is true, the viewpoint is clear, and the atmosphere is rich; We can't impose the measurement standard of artistic photos on news photos, and demand that it be completely blamed. People often use "artistry" to measure the expressive force of news photos, which is not bad from the habit. However, when using this statement, we should pay attention to distinguish two different photos.

Second, the interview report about news photography

Since "grasping the news" was advocated in the era of picture reading, domestic picture reporting has indeed made great progress. Photographers should go deeper into the grassroots, conduct independent investigation and research, and implement "grasping news" to push it to a new stage. Because of the image characteristics of news photography, it is decided that it can only choose those concrete news facts that are happening and developing as direct shooting objects, but not those things that have changed or been abstract over time.

Practice also shows that from the domestic photo reports, this kind of concrete news fact that is happening and developing mainly occurs in the real life of the people who are building socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization. Practice has proved that it is not enough to know the news facts of photographic reports only from the leading organs; It is impossible to rely on others. We can only rely on our own strength, go deep into reality and the masses, and discover, pursue and even "touch" through serious visits and observations. Photographers always get to the scene. Only in this way can we have a comprehensive understanding and observation, report ideas clearly and continuously, and then solve the problems of image expression and photo shooting.

Thirdly, the image expression of news photography.

1. On-site image observation-In-depth observation of the scene in combination with interviews, in order to achieve the combination of content and form, and comprehensively grasp the theme, is the basis of image performance. Photographers are sensitive to news, so they should master both "asking" and "watching". On-site observation should be thorough, always pay attention to the center of the scene and the emergence of climax, and strive to see the whole process of the development of facts. Clear-headed, bright-eyed, diligent, observing and choosing.

2. The choice of scene image-on the basis of in-depth observation, it is the key to find the most representative plot and the most representative moment in the development of facts in the whole scene. In the choice, we should first consider the needs of photographic reports, and at the same time consider the possibility of on-site intake, make accurate judgments and make appropriate choices. Choose to ingest and be ready to ingest at any time. The situation on the spot is changeable, so we must not stick to the procedure of "choosing first and then shooting", or even miss the opportunity.

3. On-site image capture-generally speaking, first observe, then select, and finally capture; But there are observation and choice in intake, and the three are often closely related. When taking pictures, we should give full play to the role of photography skills and show the preliminarily selected plot on the spot. At this time, we should focus on obtaining the best instantaneous image of the most representative plot, and give priority to two main links: shooting point and shooting opportunity. Because the shooting point determines the position of the subject and the basic structure of the picture, that is, the shooting opportunity determines the dynamic potential and expression of the subject, which are the basic factors that constitute the image of the picture. The combination of these factors actually determines the factors such as light perception, perspective and level. Of course, the solutions to these problems are sometimes consistent, but often contradictory. When there is a contradiction, we should generally obey the overall situation of expressing the subject's image, so as to avoid covering everything, seeking perfection and even hindering the subject's performance.

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