Characteristics of folk photography

Folk photography, in addition to the same characteristics as other photography categories, also has its own characteristics, mainly: inclusiveness, which is another important feature of folk photography. Although folk photography is a highly independent photography category, it is not isolated and mutually exclusive from other forms of photography. On the contrary, folk photography is very inclusive and closely related to other forms of photography. Some shooting techniques of documentary, news, art, portrait and other forms of photography are reflected and used in folk photography to varying degrees; Other forms of photography are widely used in the theme, thought, form and expression of folk photography. In recent years, many non-folk photographers have long been familiar with folk works shot through documentaries, news and other means. Hutong set, alley set, water town set, cave set, truly capture the typical folk customs, and show them to the audience from many angles and sides, which has achieved good social benefits, and some have attracted the favor of foreigners. Similarly, in some high-standard art film festivals, a considerable proportion of artistic photography works directly or indirectly express folk themes, and even many excellent artistic photography works play the leading role in large-scale film festivals with simple folk customs. Portrait photography has also "introduced" a lot of content with folk characteristics. For example, wedding photography, which is in the ascendant, is itself a new folk custom in marriage customs. There are also those that can be seen everywhere, such as letting customers rent their own national costumes, ancient costumes, folk transportation and so on. , are full of folk customs. On the one hand, these show that folk photography has gradually become a fashion and trend pursued by photographers of various photography categories, which embodies the vitality and attraction of folk photography, on the other hand, it also eloquently shows the inclusiveness of folk photography.