Shooting skills of news photography

News photography pays attention to timeliness. How can we shoot excellent news photography works? The following are the news photography techniques I have compiled for you, hoping to help you.

The shooting method of news photography. Shooting skills of major events

1. Full preparation and arrangement

Many important events, such as the National People's Congress, the Olympic Games and the British royal wedding, did not happen suddenly, but began after careful arrangements, and often lasted for a period of time. These world-famous events have attracted the attention of the global public and also attracted the photographer's lens. Many news photos not only truly and comprehensively reflect the events, but even change people's views and attitudes towards the events.

Because photographers have some time to prepare before shooting major events, they can choose appropriate equipment, understand the background of events, and even be familiar with the program arrangement of the whole event prediction, which provides good conditions for photographers. When the photographer knows the location of the incident, he should go to the scene to investigate and choose the most favorable location before the incident begins.

2. Predict the occurrence of events

Just waiting for a good shot is not enough, because many activities are not arranged as well as weddings or meetings. In the face of war, riots and other events, photographers are both in it and not in it, and no one will tell you when and what will happen. In such a region with fierce conflict and pressing time, any unexpected event is reasonable, so it requires photographers to be able to predict the development of events and "sniff" news clues.

Step 3 keep the last movie

In order not to miss valuable shots, experienced photographers always keep a negative film in the camera and will not use up all the memory card space of the digital camera.

4. The power of children

As the most vulnerable group, children are the first group to be hurt in various disasters. Photographers with a strong sense of social responsibility should not only take shocking photos to attract readers' attention, but more importantly, let people know the truth of the incident with photos and make correct judgments with their own conscience.

5. Unique perspective

Every time there is a major event, hundreds of photographers will be attracted to the scene. In order to make his photos stand out among many similar pictures, photographers need to work hard on the shooting perspective.

Shooting methods of news photography II. Shooting skills of portraits of news figures

1. Make the subject forget the camera.

Timing is the most important thing, even when shooting a portrait made in advance, the photographer can find the real time to capture it. For many photographers, manipulating the subject is not easier than observing the posture of the subject itself. Excellent photographers can discover the true side of the subject in a limited time and shoot satisfactory works through appropriate guidance.

It is not easy to face the camera naturally. Unless an actor or a person who has undergone a lot of training and psychological desensitization will turn a blind eye to the camera, most people will feel very uncomfortable.

2. Use of light

When shooting portraits of news figures, photographers can make arrangements in advance to find or create suitable light. Wonderful lighting, messy background, stiff expression and stiff posture are no longer the most important factors affecting the picture effect. So many experienced photographers will arrive at the scheduled shooting location in advance and then look for the best light.

3. Choice of environment

Before actually touching the subject, the photographer usually has a general idea based on his own understanding of the subject. A political leader and a scientist will be very different, and so will a dancer and a person who is keen on charity. By choosing the environment, photographers can show these differences.

4. Grab the character image

A good photographer intuitively knows where, when and what kind of equipment should be used to shoot. They try their best to capture the unconscious moment of the subject to record their true feelings. The characters captured in this way are different from the photos designed step by step. Photographers observe but don't guide, and the result depends on their ability to capture the right moment without interference.

Some photographers like to use a wide-angle lens to shoot before the subject realizes it, and then leave quickly. If the subject is very involved in what he is doing, the photographer can also choose the angle generously and shoot.

The shooting method of news photography. Shooting skills of social life news

1. Tell stories with pictures

Any news photo should be able to explain what the characters in the photo are doing, and it is best to reflect the news elements such as the time and place where things happened. In other words, a photo or a group of photos is telling a story. Because some background information can't appear in the picture, in order to let readers know the content of the event more deeply, the photo needs a short text description.

humanize

To take daily news photos, you must first choose a theme. Since the themes of daily news are mostly dull, it is necessary to humanize the themes of photos in order to achieve a surprise touch in dullness. In other words, the theme of the photo should be close to life, go deep into life and be higher than life.

3. A new perspective

When we are used to seeing the world from a head-up perspective, the scenes we shoot will have affinity, but they lack certain visual impact. So photographers can try to stand higher or squat lower from different angles. You don't have to look at things around you from the perspective of ordinary people, and there are often surprises. The fresh angle also includes elevation angle and depression angle. Appropriate deformation will make readers understand that it can still be seen this way. The novelty of composition can also make up for the dullness of content.

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News photography skills

First of all, choose the appropriate photo orientation and viewpoint. A good news photographic work has visual impact, and different photographic viewpoints and orientations directly affect the function of the picture. Therefore, before the start of work, we should know more about the subject of taking pictures, observe more, use our brains more, and confirm the best position of taking pictures as much as possible. For example, first of all, we should understand the scale of the meeting and enter the meeting place early to adjust the focal length, sensitivity and photo taking form. Generally, large-scale meetings should be photographed at several points, including the orientation near the center of the venue, the distant view and the middle view on both sides of the venue. Those who can still stand on the podium in the front row to take photos should go to the podium side to find a good position to take photos and take the stage to receive the prize if it is a commendation meeting. In a crowded venue, we should pay attention to the relationship between the main people and unnecessary people, and pay attention to capturing the participants, especially those with characteristics, such as taking notes carefully.

The second is to capture patiently and choose the best time. News pictures should be based on snapshots. Shooting up and down can enhance the visual impact of photos in a certain sense. On the other hand, the pictures shot by backlight and side backlight can give people a sense of hierarchy and beauty, while the pictures shot by wide-angle lens should show the big scene, and the close-ups shot by medium-long lens should show the details and rich expressions of the characters. However, there is no fixed form to follow when choosing the orientation and viewpoint of taking pictures together. Compared with overhead shooting and overhead shooting, head-up shooting is still the simplest and most commonly used perspective that readers are used to accepting. If you blindly choose unusual camera angles such as overhead shooting or overhead shooting, sometimes news photos will have self-defeating negative effects. This requires photographers to test boldly, think seriously and collect more valuable experience for future interviews.

The third is the skill of using photographic equipment in news photography. Photographers should also pay attention to the following four aspects when using photographic equipment. First, choose the continuous shooting form according to the situation. The continuous shooting speed of modern cameras is more than 3 frames per second, which can help you not miss the wonderful moment. The second is to choose a large zoom lens with wide angle and medium telephoto, which can not only meet the requirements of news photography for lens imaging, but also make photographers not change lenses frequently. Third, take pictures with or without flash as little as possible to prevent the loss of picture level; Fourth, if possible, try to take pictures with a tripod, which can greatly improve the success rate of taking pictures, prevent camera shake from causing false pictures, and make the camera function reach the best level.