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【 iyashi 】
Photographic images of events are, in the form of news reports.
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【 Historical term 】
On May 5 to 8, 1842, a big fire broke out in Hamburg, Germany, two germans than the uri and history, author took fire by daguerre silver version remains, this is known as the beginning of news photography.
Early news photography, equipment cumbersome, technical operation is complex, can only record static portrait and scenarios. To be published in newspapers, must by the painter processing instead of line drawing, made from wood.
Is engaged in photography, photo studio photographer.
On March 4, 1880, New York the daily picture with S.H. hogan photographic plates, print out the pictures the shanty town scenery.
On January 7, 1904, the British "daily mirror", all with photo illustrations, murder, crime, such as variety photos.
In the 1920 s, by fax, photographic plate making technique, the improvement of the paper, especially the small camera and the advent of news photography is the development of material technology conditions.
1928 Germany e. salomon with a small camera, indoor light and not to interfere in object, the method of capturing news, for the modern sense of news photography laid the foundation of aesthetics and techniques. Known as the "father" of news photography.
From 1935 to 1955, it is "the golden age of pictorial," the news photography as illustrated, pictorial offers a lot of photos.
After the 1950 s, television, news photography in the position and function of newspaper coverage, has received the attention, began the study of news photography.
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【 Characteristics of the term 】
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1. [timeliness]
News photography must reflect a "new" word, must be happening, it is a reflection of the interesting news facts. Such as political events and economic news, social hot spots, international relations, and reflect the reality of social life such as reported.
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2. [truth]
Authenticity is the life of news photography. False news reports can only be to blame.
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3. [type]
News photography typicality include typical events, the typical image, typical instant three aspects.
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4. [presence]
News photography scene captured, should give priority to in order to correctly reflect the events, with strong presence; And should not finicky, due to the pursuit of artistic effect and harm of coverage of the facts.
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【basic idea of Term】
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1. [photography picture]
Its basic task is to report all kinds of new facts, belongs to the category of the journalism. The idea that news photography is a news report, and artistic point of view is wrong.
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2. [Work news]
In under the guidance of general principles, it is necessary to fully take care of their image performance characteristics, can raise its long, avoid its short, fully exert the power of its image reports. That ignore the practice of news photography image characteristics will be overcome.
News photograph is made up of photography picture image and have all key elements of the news text combine together, should strive to agree to the requirement of both.
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3. [documentary photography]
This picture image must be the photographer on the basis of field observation, by selecting the most representative of the plot and the instant, intake, and not the product of "creation". News photograph picture image must obey the news reality principle.
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4. [the atmosphere]
Rather than impose art photos measure on top of news photos, forgives him. People are often measured in "artistic" news photos of books image expression, speaking from the habit, also have not cannot. However, when using this kind of view, should pay attention to the two different nature of the photo.
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【image performance Term 】
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1. [Image watch]
- combined with interviews, further observation on the spot, from content to form, in order to achieve comprehensive grasp the subject, is the foundation of image performance.
Photographers news sensitive, to grasp the "q" and "look" like kung fu.
Try to be deep field observation, watch the scene of the center and the occurrence of orgasm, and strive to see the truth during the process of development.
Heart clear, bright eyes, legs, frequently, competitors, observation, and choice.
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2. [image selection]
- on the basis of in-depth observation, find the most representative of the global plot, the most representative of development as well as the fact that moment, is the key to news photograph image performance.
Choice must first consider the needs of photojournalism, as well as consider the possibility of the scene to absorb, to accurate judgment, choose proper.
Choice is to absorb, and be ready to absorb. Site condition change multiterminal, not by "first post-election pat" program, so that miss the boat.
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3. [image intake]
- in general, observation and selection before, and in the intake; But taking observation and selection, and the three are often closely linked.
Intake should give full play to the role of photography skills, when the plot of the preliminary selected field.
At this moment, want to get the plot of the most representative of the best moments of image as the center, and preference point and time filming two major part.
Because point determines the main body status and the basic structure of the picture, namely the shooting time decides the electromotive force of main body and air, these are all constitute the basic factors of screen image.
And the combination of these factors, in fact also determines the light sensors, perspective, hierarchy, and so on other factors.
Of course, the solution of these problems, and sometimes is consistent, but are often contradictory.
In the event of a contradiction, the general should obey to the main image to express the overall situation, avoid trying to be all, big and perfection, and owed to the performance of the subject.
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【 term impact 】
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1. [information content big]
News photography mainly instant image to reveal the news facts, dissemination of news and information.
Information enrichment by news photos, the more the greater the news value, must be more creative.
Information content of two aspects: one is the fact that the information content, one is the emotional information content
In practice of news photography, we often find such phenomenon: some news photograph does not seem to contain much information content, but the same.
What is the reason? This is because the information content of news photos, including two aspects, the contents of factual information and emotional information. Despite the fact that many news photos information content is not big, but emotional information content is big, so also popular.
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2. [symbolic]
It is an image of a general moments, and embodies the screen image of almost imperceptible fineness often reveals some implication, suggesting some painting outside the connotation between, more saturated with photographers of emotion perception and thought.
This moment image often is not the message intuitively and clearly in the picture now, but in a large extent, depend on to mobilize the reader's "re-creation", cause the audience's deep thinking complement to complete, therefore, information capacity is more big, news value higher, visual wallop more, and more innovative.
In addition, the symbolic moment do not pursue reflect panorama of events, just put the events in the corner of the deepest and the most symbolic part, come out, let a person look the whole sceneries, therefore, give full play to the subjective initiative for journalists shoot the picture of the innovative, provides a broad and free space.
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3. [humor moment ]
In the process of the development of most of the news events, there is no shortage of humor. This is a kind of on the surface to be with the meaning of the event, nature has nothing to do or not, but in fact, from another Angle profile reflect the meaning, essence, and rev people mind, relaxed pleasant moments.
To capture the moment need photographer must have humor thinking, humor thinking can make people used to link between broke things off, observe the world from another Angle.
Humorous moments often amazing, innovative meaning for image, adopt the moment is the news photo taken out of the new idea and the main way of visual perception.
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4. [novel moment]
In the scene of news events, namely because reporter special position and Angle, all taken to news events make a person find everything new and fresh, unique instant image.
This moment to screen novel and unique.
Facing the subject of news photography, a most is the kind of subject matter, stylized, rarely change as the prize of the sports games, the annual NPC and so on.
Capture novel moment a new idea, is to let his photo in numerous one-up main method of his competitors.
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5. [exclusive photos]
Innovative news photographs are often the scene of the news exclusive photos, and must be prepared to fully adopt taken, in addition to the necessary interview preparation and technical preparation, more important is to carefully observe the condition of the news site, accomplish know fairly well.
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6. [action]
Expression, action is external express feelings characters, is to reveal the spirit of the people, the key to temperament and personality traits.
News photography show the character's inner spirit and thoughts and feelings, must through human action, action is the news photography to "speak" image, the basic characteristics of the image, or is some sort of plot image of group activities.
In the news photography in action show the character's personality characteristics, must be linked with performance character's thoughts and feelings, through the characters in the action characteristics of rich expression and gesture appeared, the feelings of the characters.
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7. [use posed]
No matter what method you use, capture, pose, to achieve the effect of the picture, you should be your success or failure of the only standard.
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【Regular term】
News photography planning must be able to give full play to their strengths: photography is visual impact.
Considering the principle of planning subject is lens flu.
The so-called lens flu has three criteria:
1. The subject can be showing news, especially the inner world of the figures;
2. The news background and environment can be showing;
3. The news scene has strong impact, whether it can through the news and picture composition together form a resonance
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【Article is excerpted from: Web Search】
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【Translation is by The Network】
