At a glance!What are the standards for good news photos?The editor of the People's Daily said ...

Author:Media Tea Club Time:2022.06.16

Original: Ye Li

A wonderful news photo often attracts attention and hot discussion on the media and social platforms.

What kind of news photos can catch the reader's heart? What is the difference between news photos and general photography works? What conditions do good news photos need to meet?

In response to these issues, the media Tea Society invited the editor -in -chief of the People's Daily to hear the seventh edition, Zhu Wei, to participate in the discussion.

1. During major theme reports and major events, wonderful news photos are very eye -catching. What is the difference between news photos compared with ordinary photography photos?

Answer: Compared with ordinary photography photos, the news photos should be "seek new", seek the popularity of pictures, keep up with the times, respond to concerns, focus on the major decision -making deployment and major strategy of the party and the country, and pay attention to the hot practice of cadres and people in various places. Exploring and pragmatic measures to record the attitude, spiritual style, and life improvement of the people. "Seek deep", reflect the depth of narrative, and seek the thickness of the picture. To "seeks beauty", seek the brightness of pictures, whether it is human beauty or the beauty of light and shadow, the beauty of composition, and the dynamic beauty of the composition, these are indispensable.

On the basis of ensuring true and objective, news photography also pursues artisticness, and with the changes in media patterns and communication methods, readers' aesthetic needs for news photography are also increasing, and artisticness has become the demand for "icing on the cake." Pass the value of news, record the image of the times, "seeking new", "seeking deep" and "seeking beauty" has become the unremitting pursuit of news pictures.

2. In addition to artistic, what are the characteristics of a good news photo?

Answer: In addition to artistic, good news photos should be ideological, journalistic, and story.

Ideological nature refers to the depth and thickness of news pictures, the pulse of the national economic and social development, the pace of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, record the unremitting efforts of the strugglers in the new era, tell the vivid practice of the new development concept, highlight the Chinese style and Chinese power , Chinese spirit.

News is the inherent requirements of news pictures. Passing the real picture from the "first scene" reflects the moment of excitement and warmth, allowing readers to go deep into the news scene and feel the value of the news.

Story, refers to the reinforcement of news pictures and promotes the core values of socialism. The visual language must have tension. Whether it is expression, action, or composition, let the pictures speak, emotional, and cause resonance and excitement.

In 1991, "China Youth Daily" reporter "Big Eyes" shot "Big Eyes" moved the hearts of countless Chinese. In the photo, Su Mingjuan's bright, big eyes full of eager eyes, led to a series of news stories about basic education in poor areas. Because of its ideology, journalism, and story, this news photo has also become the propaganda logo of the hope project, which has promoted the improvement of basic education in poor areas.

3. In the era of the whole media, the proportion of news photos in the report has increased significantly. From the era of traditional media to the era of the whole media, has the standard of good photos changed?

Answer: Good photos should show strength, transmit value, and express emotions. These standards have not changed. Whether it is the traditional media era or the era of all media, the standard of good photos is first to reflect the pulse of the times. For example, on the ruins of the Wenchuan earthquake, the steel warrior smiled at the tenderness of the baby in her arms; in the first -line ward of the disease, medical staff fully cure patients; poverty alleviation, rural rejuvenation, new weather in rural reform and development, new changes in farmers' production and life ... These photos It is a precious moment to record the times and witness history.

Secondly, focusing on the torrent of the times, reflecting the achievements of construction, showing the increasingly progressive society and the flourishing people's lives, reflecting the strugglers and workers in all walks of life to work hard and actively grab photos, show the scene pictures of the new appearance of the development of various industries. Good people and good people who are good at all places, etc., are not only indispensable on the end of the paper, but also become "explosive models" on social platforms, which have been widely spread and praised by the audience.

Such as the mighty majesty of the National Day military parade, the excitement of the "Chang'e to the Moon", the "green map" of the Sahanba forest farm, the passionate challenge in the Winter Olympics event, the enrichment of the "business trip" of Shenzhou 13 of the space clerks ... These Photos have become the witness and participation of the times, reflecting the spirit of the times, and strongly promoting the core values of socialism.

Then there is emotional tension. Compared with the traditional media era, a news photo with emotional tension in the entire media era often detonates social circles and public opinion fields. Such photos can form explosive transmission through a few hours of development of all -media channels. From "this moment poke the hearts of people", "This photo makes people break defensive" ... It can be seen that this type of title can be seen that it is extremely emotional tension. The news photos have even enlarged the dissemination of news photos in the sharing of pictures, sun drawings, and transitions of people.

During the flood rescue, party members and cadres were shifting in front of the trapped people and guarding the embankment day and night; during the Spring Festival, the border guards stationed in the ice and snow; Go all the way to treat the patients ... These photos and these figures instantly hit the readers' tears, which made people see it, read it, and also nonked with the protagonist in the photo.

In general, the news pictures play a unique role in various news reports, especially major emergencies reports, with their time, image, authenticity, and intuitive advantages.