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The Aesthetics Of Documentary Photography Implication

Posted on:2010-10-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y GuoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360278979079Subject:Aesthetics
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Documentary photography was photography photography art critic called the "epic".Documentary photography to take advantage of the camera to copy the unique function of the visual field of human society with a social and historical significance of man and man, man and the environment made the relationship between the relative overall record, so that some kind of image the reader to think. Documentary photography is only of real life scenes of ordinary life to copy, but the extraordinary scenes in the documentary photographers after a unique composition of the viewfinder, showing an extraordinary significance. Documentary photography can also be referred to as the "humanistic photography" or "serious photography". It is concerned at the general public, there is also the well-being of the suffering of ordinary life. However, most of documentary photography is reflected in the suffering of human society side. Documentary photographer who has used these works to the community called on some things, so documentary photography is also known as a "social conscience of the play are."As a special form of art, documentary photography has its own unique aesthetic implication. Documentary photography is the picture art form in itself, but no matter the form or content from other pictures it does not have the art of uniqueness. Documentary photography is a photographic camera to take advantage of the special principle of photochemical done on a copy of the visual scene, so some critics have argued that documentary photography is not the form of picture art aesthetic. Until the twentieth century British photography Philosopher Jonathan Fried in his "Aesthetics and Photography" in the analysis confirmed that documentary photography has its own form. It is the aesthetic form of manipulation by the photographer at the camera when, according to a certain idea in mind, made by the different orientation and composition of the viewfinder to the formation of the principle. Documentary photography is such a very subtle form of aesthetic. Aesthetic form of documentary photography is not the photographer for their copy of the visual scene by a "beautification", so compared with other picture art form of documentary photography to "ugly" factor accounts for a lot (which is also documentary photography concerned about the suffering of humanity on the surface).The aesthetic content of documentary photography is "good" aesthetic, "tragic" the aesthetic, Documentary photographers adhere to their "humane care" concept shot the history of human society's fault and misfortune. This documentary photographer shooting behavior, not simply of human society "unfortunate" and "suffering" of the viewer, but this "unfortunate" and "suffering" and to think of those who witness. History documentary photographer who tried to use the camera to change human society in all kinds of "unfortunate" and "suffering." In this sense, the aesthetic content of documentary photography is tragic, but it is also a "good" aesthetic.Documentary photography of this particular aesthetic form and aesthetic content, resulting in reflection of its aesthetic features, Simple replication of the visual scene, but it is a matter for the replication of the strong reflections.
Keywords/Search Tags:Documentary photography, Tragic aesthetic, Aesthetic reflective
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