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What photos are good for photography?

1. Good photos should have no defects in photography.

Proper exposure and precise focusing. This is a must for any photo. Even abstract works, conceptual works or experimental works must obey this condition. A work with poor focus or overexposure or underexposure can't be a good work anyway. There is no defect in photography technology, which is the minimum threshold for a good work.

2. Good photos should highlight the theme.

There must be a prominent theme among one or more elements that make up the photo screen. This has nothing to do with the content of the photo. In other words, people who look at photos should be able to focus on a certain part of the picture at once, instead of always finding the subject. This meets the shooting requirements of simple picture and simple background.

3. Good photos should be able to impress people.

Paying attention to theme and visual color composition, just like realism and abstraction in painting, is an inevitable stage of artistic development, but the branches are different, regardless of height. Only by recognizing their equal status can we better promote development. 10 years ago, most photographers in China disagreed with this view. The traditional photography theory puts the theme first, which once promoted the development of photography, but now it hinders the improvement of photography art in China. Unusual color matching can also produce good works, such as very bright and strong color impact, or very elegant colors and so on. Several harmonious colors may work well together, while several unrelated strong colors are gorgeous, unreal and chaotic.

4. Good photos should be innovative.

Many times, I heard friends say: This place is so beautiful that anyone who goes there can make beautiful films, but not all the films made in this place are first-class good films. At this time, innovation is very important. Innovative works are more respected and have more vitality.

5. Good photos should be recognized by most people.

Although photography is an art, it is not the patent of some people. Good photos should be recognized by most people. Professional photographers should be allowed to say yes, and so should ordinary people.

6. There is no absolute standard for the quality of photos.

If you want to say for sure that a photo is a good photo and a photo is not, this is an extremely one-sided approach and is not desirable. Different shooting purposes have different requirements for photos. For example, engineering photography and artistic photography cannot be judged by the same standard: for example, macro photography and scene photography, documentary photography and abstract photography have their own characteristics.