Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 11 Boss Lin and Simu

Boss Lin came out of the hospital early in the morning and returned to his store.

In the past few days, he had been worried about the undeveloped film, for fear that his daughter would destroy the photos of old customers.

Unexpectedly, my daughter did a good job. Those old customers did not come to complain, and there were even a few new positive comments in the store.This made him feel happy, but also felt that he was getting old and had reached the age where he could retire.

However, he is only over 50 and still has energy and stamina, and many skills and experiences still need to be taught by him, so his daughter can only do it for the time being.

"Dad, why didn't you wait for me to pick you up?" At this time, Lin Zishan walked in from the outside. She was wearing overalls and a white T-shirt today. She did not braid her hair but tied it in a ponytail. She looked fresh and neat. .

While fiddling with the machine in the camera cabinet, Boss Lin replied: "I really can't stay in the hospital any longer. By the way, Zishan, if there are any difficult films to deal with these days, I'll develop them."

"No, they are all very common, C41 will do."

"That's okay. If it's a film roll, it's not easy to wash."

What Boss Lin is talking about are the two film processing processes, C41 and ENC2, which represent ordinary rolls and film rolls respectively.Ordinary rolls, such as Kodak and Fuji films, are developed using the C41 process.Film rolls are different from ordinary rolls. When purchased, the price is determined by the foot. Merchants often pack the discs into dozens of boxes of film themselves. Moreover, film rolls have an extra carbon layer than ordinary rolls, so the development process requires more time. A little more troublesome than regular rolls.

However, in the market, film rolls are cheaper than ordinary film.

Suddenly, Lin Zishan leaned on the counter and asked curiously: "Dad, are all the photographers who come to develop your papers great?"

"Awesome?" Boss Lin couldn't help bragging: "I have been in this shop for more than ten years, and of course many professional photographers come to me for cleaning. What? Have you seen any good photos?"

"Yeah, I feel like he's much better than our teacher."

"Who is it?" Boss Lin picked up the feather duster and cleared the dust.

"I don't know his name, but his film industry account is called Brother Chen, the tough guy. He's quite young."

"Brother Chen, the tough guy? Why don't I know him?" Boss Lin was a little puzzled. The few old friends he often worked with were all oily middle-aged mages. There were no young photographers.

And if the photos are well taken, I will definitely pay attention to them, mainly to post advertisements under the photos from time to time.

But he really had no impression of this account name.

Is this the first time a photographer comes here to develop film?
Talk about Brother Chen, Brother Chen is here.While the two were chatting, Chen Pingsheng pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing Boss Lin who was intact, Chen Pingchang breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Uncle Lin, how are you doing?"

"No problem, is Xiao Chen here to buy equipment?" Boss Lin replied with a smile.I thought to myself that this guy’s surname is Chen, but his photography skills are average, and he had only come here to buy second-hand equipment before, so he didn’t have a deep impression.

Unexpectedly, his daughter Lin Zishan was more familiar with him than him, so she greeted him directly: "Brother Chen, will you update me today?"

Yesterday, she didn't get to the front row of the comment section, and her comments didn't get any likes, so she decided to find the official owner to confirm the update time and get a head start this time.

"renew."

"What time is it?"

"Uh, six o'clock in the evening." Chen Pingsheng thought about it and decided on a time. Usually he gets off work at six o'clock, or when it's close to getting off work, many people will check their mobile phones.

"Okay, I want to be the first comment today." After Lin Zishan finished speaking, he saw his father's strange look in his eyes.

"Wait a minute, what's the update? What's the comment? Tell me you're confused." Boss Lin was naturally very curious when he saw that his daughter was so interested.

"Dad, he is the tough guy Brother Chen? Don't you know?" Lin Zishan became confused.

But Boss Lin and Chen Pingsheng looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, thinking that this is what you call a photographer who is better than the teacher?
He thought to himself, "What do you think Boss Lin is looking at? Have you never seen such a handsome man?"After a long while, on the recommendation of his daughter, Boss Lin, who had already looked at the photos in Chen Pingsheng's account, felt as if he had stayed in the hospital for a few days. Why, Xiao Chen seemed to be a different person.

The composition, the contrast between light and dark, the color palette, and the timing of the shot.

Who would believe it if he didn’t talk about his skills of more than ten years?

But Boss Lin looked at the young face and began to wonder whether he had seen the wrong person or the wrong photo.

Lin Zishan also had some doubts about life at this time. Although she knew that Chen Pingsheng was young, she always thought that he was 27 and already a professional film photographer.Unexpectedly, he learned from his father that this tough guy, Brother Chen, was just a senior like himself this year!
So she began to stare at Chen Pingsheng with resentful eyes.

For some reason, Chen Pingsheng always felt the cold wind blowing, and his back felt a little chilly. He couldn't help but said, "Didn't you say you wanted to go out to collect wind?"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Zishan immediately regained his mood. Although he lamented that some people were so talented that he could not catch up with them, he quickly corrected his mentality and said, "Yes, because I will graduate next year. The sooner the graduation project is taken, the better. So a few of our classmates discussed it and planned to go to Yunnan to take some photos from a national perspective."

"Is there an entry point?"

"Well, my classmates know some Dai friends who can receive us and help us find models."

"Dai people, Water Splashing Festival?" Chen Pingsheng has only one of the few memories of this festival.

"Yes, but the Water Splashing Festival is not only a festival for the Dai people, but also for the Achang, Bulang, Wa and other ethnic groups." Lin Zishan corrected Chen Pingsheng.

Chen Pingsheng nodded to express his understanding.

"So Simu, do you have any ideas now?" he asked.

Lin Zishan tilted his head slightly and said with a strange expression: "Simu?"

"Well, don't you see that there are four characters for wood next to your name? So, how about Simu?" Chen Pingsheng always felt that calling her by her first name seemed too intimate, and calling her by her full name seemed weird, so he just gave her a nickname. .

"I think it's pretty good, Simu..." Lin Zishan muttered his new nickname.

"Any ideas?"

"Hmm... I haven't decided where to start yet." Lin Zishan put his hands on the table, thinking hard.

Chen Pingsheng suggested: "Movement and stillness, what do you think?"

"Movement and stillness?" Lin Zishan raised his head.

"Yes, in fact, when it comes to ethnic minorities, everyone's perception is that they are good at singing and dancing, and lively and active. In the past, perhaps for the purpose of publicity, this point was deliberately highlighted and other things were ignored, thus creating a fixed impression. So what will they look like when they calm down? What will happen when the entire group calms down? I'm actually quite curious." When it came to photography, Chen Pingsheng immediately had a lot of ideas, and even the angle of the shooting. Already thought of it in my mind.

But he didn't say it because he couldn't teach it in such detail. Photography not only requires technology, but also an art that requires thinking.The angle from which each person views the world determines his photographic vision. Those who are taught step by step are just technicians, not masters.

Therefore, Chen Pingsheng always adheres to the attitude of talking less and guiding more when teaching people.

Lin Zishan seemed to have also experienced the state that Chen Pingsheng said. She thought about it over and over in her mind, and her eyes became brighter the more she thought about it.

"I know what I want to shoot!" She finally had an idea.

"Thank you!" She turned to look at Chen Pingsheng, her eyes filled with sincerity and frankness.

Chen Pingsheng was about to be humble, but a big hand pressed hard on his shoulder.

"Brother Chen, do you want to develop the film today?"

(End of this chapter)