Seminar held on photography innovation

A seminar titled "Innovating the value of images and leading changes of the industry" was held by internet company Aphoto in Beijing on Friday.

Photographer Luo Jian and Aphoto general manager Yin Hui were in attendance, and discussed a variety of topics, including how to change photos into artistic works and the value in such changes.

According to Luo, in an era when everybody takes photos, everyone can become an artist. Now people make their photos into picture albums and desk calendars, sending them to others as gifts, which makes them feel "acknowledged". "It makes photography more meaningful," Luo said.

"Photography comes from people's eagerness to preserve and collect real-world views, and printing provides a solution to keep the images for longer. Moreover, we believe printing images, compared with taking original photos, is a second creation, during which people can make the stories they want to show more touching by choosing the photos and designing the format," Yin said.