Portrait Photography And Its Aesthetic Style In Modern Chinese Society

As Shanghai open ports in the late Qing Dynasty,cameras and photographic technology began to spread to China.The new wave of vision brought by photography has not only changed the traditional viewing mode of the masses,but also quietly affected social culture and people’s thinking and behavior.At the same time,the established order of people in society also determines the domination and viewing of photography,thereby broadening the social nature and function of photography.Portrait photography is the most important category at the beginning of photography.Because of its attribute of preserving the appearance of people,it is closely connected with the public life.It is an important part of our research to interpret the visual culture of the early Republic of China."Picture Times" was published in Shanghai in 1920.Its editor-in-chief is Ge Gongzhen.Its "more progress in the world,more complicated things;those who can’t be described by words,must use pictures to clarify." "Brought the most impactful visual experience to the public.The pictorial published a wealth of photographs,covering all aspects of society,completely showing the development of the social outlook,aesthetic style and image dissemination of an era.Portrait photography seems to have only the attributes of preserving the appearance of people,and in the process of media transmission,it covers many desires and urban imaginations.Modern image visual media has brought great impact.Traditional portraiture has been replaced by modern portraiture.However,it is undeniable that traditional viewing ethics still affects the creation of photography.Regardless of the demands of thought and culture,technology and media,content and form,and any changes,the attributes of portrait photography have been continuously broadened by people,thus reconstructing the social nature and aesthetic style of native portrait photography.This article takes the content of portrait photography in "Picture Times" as the main research object,and combines the historical context and cultural background of Shanghai’s modern metropolis from the changes in the mechanism of image production and communication,the aesthetic form of portrait photos to the social culture behind portrait photography Transition with the level of thought.By investigating the aspects of portrait photography in terms of technology,commemoration,journalism,advertising,and art,the in-depth observation,inspection,and reflection on the urban society,culture,and aesthetic style behind the portrait photography in the Republic of China period.