What are the characteristics of photography?

The characteristic of photography is that the object it represents must be real. Genre is divided into news photography, portrait photography, landscape photography, still life photography and so on.

The content of shooting images can be divided into landscape photos, still life photos, portrait photos, custom photos, news photos and so on.

The logic of photography lies in expressing the diversity of existence. The creator chooses a special way to show us some possibility of his own existence, and obtains poetic significance where rational logic is meaningless.

The word "logic" borrowed here is not in the same category as the rationalist logic originated from Elias' ontology, but it is on the road of parmenides's opinion that the poetic meaning becomes clearer.

The logical tradition of western existentialism formed by Elias School only draws a definition, that is, people are talking animals, but the spiritual field is categorically rejected. When answering the question of human existence, Neo-Existentialism tried to rebuild human existence (survival) on the road of parmenides's prohibition, and art achieved self-sufficient development under this new existence.

Extended data

Photography was born in France in 1930s, and was introduced to China from the west a few years later. For a century and a half, photography has grown in the earthen basket of China culture, and many photographers pursue national forms and oriental charm in their photography creation. The nutrition of China's traditional aesthetics makes China's photography deeply rooted.

We should not only see that the ontological feature of photography is documentary, but also the instantaneous persistence and documentary compulsion of photography, which are manifested in the same way that China photographers and western photographers create art.

However, it should also be noted that due to the differences in natural geographical environment, historical development process and cultural traditions between China and the West, there are differences in aesthetic consciousness and artistic theory between China and the West. China's traditional philosophy and aesthetic theory have had an important influence on China photographers' aesthetic consciousness, artistic expression and aesthetic ideal, thus showing distinctive national characteristics.