Opening the old photo album and seeing the smiling faces in the yellowed graduation photos always reminds people of the beautiful stories of their student days. In recent years, with the ceremonial and creative graduation photos repeatedly becoming popular on the Internet, the shooting prices of many "graduation blockbusters" have also climbed all the way, causing controversy and discussion among netizens.
During this period, parents in many places across the country complained one after another about the problem of high-priced graduation photos. According to Red Star News, some parents in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, reported that the graduation photos in their children's classes cost 600 yuan per person, and the total of more than 30 children in the class is about 2,<> yuan. As the incident attracted attention, the school said it had refunded the fee and stopped the activity.
Some institutions and schools consider "making a fuss" on creative graduation photos, which is understandable. However, the shooting fee of hundreds of thousands of yuan is also worth thinking about: what is the essence and original intention of graduation photos? For many people, a graduation photo is a freeze of youth memories, both to leave a memory of a student time, but also to warm memories in the future.
From this point of view, some shooting methods now seem to deviate from the original intention of graduation photos: some photography agencies launch various high-priced "brother photos" and "girlfriend photos" in the name of "creativity"; Some directly use drones and aerial cameras for collective shooting, but people can't see the faces of graduates; There are also requirements for students in front of the camera to "fancy" line up, pose as Internet celebrities, and make specific expressions... Compared with the nostalgia of parting, I am afraid that there will be more unnatural and embarrassing feelings. In contrast, although the graduation photo of "sitting in rows" is "traditional", the closest teacher is sitting in front, the closest friend can stand next to him, and the smile on his face is brighter than the refined photo.
Objectively speaking, the reason why the situation of high-priced "graduation blockbusters" has increased and caused a lot of dissatisfaction is partly because the "kidnapping" rhetoric of some schools and filming agencies is difficult to accept. Judging from similar incidents, even if the school has clearly informed parents and students of the fee requirements, claiming in advance that "parent association organization" or "voluntary participation", this unilateral notification tone leaves not much room for parents and students to deliberate.
When the graduation is strong, even if you feel that it is unnecessary and reluctant to spend a high price to take graduation photos, more people may still choose to participate and "pay" for recording their youth memories. It should be noted that such a "ceremonial" change into a "form" graduation photo, on the one hand, will delay the valuable time for graduates to communicate with each other and construct memories, on the other hand, it is also easy to make people dissatisfied and bored, which may have a negative impact on the school, photography agencies and even the shooting activity itself.
When "beauty" and "refinement" replace sincere faces, when "Internet celebrity templates" replace spontaneous creativity, such a "graduation blockbuster" that blindly pursues "creativity" and "out of the circle" but ignores the wishes of students, may really hurt the "graduation love". The simple smile of the student era is very commemorative, for this, it is better to reduce the high-priced and pompous stacking operations, and leave more space for creativity and affection to graduates.
Chen Zhiqi (Source: China Youth Daily)