Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 149 The suspenseful debut of the new album

The next day, Chen Pingsheng sorted out the surreal decisive moments he had shot and color graded them.

Originally, the photos taken by Cartier-Bresson were all in black and white, because color was not very popular at that time, and the masters preferred to use black and white film as a shooting carrier.

But Chen Pingsheng does not intend to stick to black and white, he wants to create his own characteristics.

Moreover, changes in the geographical environment also make one-to-one reproduction impossible.

So he has been thinking about how to add the dimension of color to photos while maintaining the prominence of the concept of the decisive moment.
In the end, his choice was to keep the saturation and brightness of all colors at a mid-range value, not prominent or bright.And all the overly prominent colors are removed to highlight the composition and shooting concept.

With this idea in mind, he began post-production work.

While comparing the images in my imagination, I adjusted various parameters and constantly corrected the weight of the colors.

It wasn't until eight o'clock in the evening that he completed the post-production work on several photos and formed an idea.

After saving the relevant parameter adjustments in the document, Chen Pingsheng put down the computer and stretched.

After staying for a while, he suddenly remembered his museum series.

So I posted the individually developed photo in "Photo Circle" and attached a paragraph.

"A new photo album in collaboration with the South China Museum of Natural History will be released soon, tentatively named "Perspective Museum"."

As soon as this news was posted, it immediately aroused fierce reactions from fans.

First of all, here in China, old fans have come forward one after another.

I am a little Xiaochuan: "Ah! Brother Chen! Is there a new album so soon? Why hasn't "The Crow" been published yet? I'm so curious that I'm scratching my head! Come out quickly, I will definitely buy it!"

Ranbumuraqiu: "Brother Chen is too prolific! What the co-author said during the award ceremony is true! It's only been half a month! I can't imagine how many albums will be released this year. Anyway, I will buy it and support it .”

Simu Mumu: "I was in Hunan, and I couldn't help but be overjoyed when I got the news. I was the first audience I agreed with, why did I have to go out to pick up the job? I should have stayed at home if I had known earlier."

Chen Pingsheng couldn't help but reply: "The photo hasn't been developed yet."

Fans immediately grabbed him.

Cangyi: "Teacher Chen, what do you mean? You won't let us see it first, let Simu see it first! It's not fair."

Sun Yimao: "Simu is Teacher Chen's real-life friend. The one who comes first gets the moon. Woohoo, I also want to be Teacher Chen's friend."

In addition to those who marveled at how quickly Chen Pingsheng produced his works, there were also those who were really analyzing the photos.

But it was not Mr. Fan who was the student, but Liu Yizhao and some well-known photo critics.

Liu Yizhao: "The first impression this photo gave me was that it was real. From the title of the album, we can tell that this was a photo taken at the Museum of Natural History. Obviously, the animals in the photo are specimens and are false. But Chen Pingsheng The photo is extremely real, so real that I even felt a little dazed. Those vultures were stationed on the mountain peak, and one of them was still looking at the mouse. But we did not see its aggression, but the two sides were so peaceful. .To be honest, I kind of doubt whether the vultures are full.

"The details of this photo are very rich and the quality is exquisite. Although it is black and white, it is more realistic than color. Maybe this is the reason why Chen Pingsheng used black and white, but now there is only one photo, and it is difficult to see any clues. .”

Compared with Liu Yizhao's superficial analysis, the famous photography critic Feng Yisheng made a more in-depth analysis.

Feng Yisheng: "First of all, the biggest feature of this photo is black and white. I looked at it carefully for a long time and tried to restore the color in my mind. But in the end I found that only black and white is the best way to present it. Because when the photo is stripped After judging the dimensions of the color, they only relied on whether the past images overlapped. But except for the mouse, these animals did not have any overlap.

"This undoubtedly increases the difficulty for the audience to identify the reality, so Chen Pingsheng must have deliberately used black and white to confuse the audience. On the other hand, the black and white gray levels in the photo, we can see the vulture's black body and white head, relatively It is grayer than the sky. At the same time, the mountain also takes up a larger proportion of gray, and only the shadow part appears black. This is a very comfortable transition process. Dark colors are the visual center that our naked eyes cannot escape, and the area should not be too large. Will affect the perception.

"Therefore, the color combination in the photo is appropriate and the area is suitable. The audience will see the vulture at first glance, then the mouse and the mountain, and finally look at the sky. Even the processing of the sky is very layered. Through the white, we can see The hazy mountains in the distance undoubtedly add more details and visibility to the photos.

"So Chen Pingsheng's photo post-production skills are evident, especially for black and white photos. Apart from Mr. Shi Honghua, I have never seen another person handle black, white and gray so well."

Many people liked and thanked this comment.This is the first time Feng Yisheng has appeared in Chen Pingsheng's comment area since Yao Cun Portraits. His appearance brought a large number of passers-by.

Because he is one of the most famous critics in China, many galleries often invite him to exhibitions, and many photographers also invite him to comment on their works as book covers.

So after it appeared in the comment area, many people immediately responded to its comment.

Of course, Feng Yisheng basically won’t reply. He prefers to leave comments and leave.

This also shows that Chen Pingsheng's influence in the circle is growing day by day. Although many people have not seen his complete works, some people already regard him as one of the photographers who must know about him.

The South China Museum of Natural History also released news in due course.

They will open in mid-January. The main exhibition "Prehistoric Landscape and Civilization" is planned by the famous designer Fang Yinshan in the industry, while Chen Pingsheng is the lighting director.

And this work was shot entirely in the museum, and it is a work jointly launched by them and Chen Pingsheng.

The works will be placed separately on the exhibition stand, and the audience can view Chen Pingsheng's works while viewing the exhibition.

As soon as this news came out, several publishing houses were the first to call Chen Pingsheng.

They didn't get "The Crow" before, so they won't let "The Museum of Perspective" go this time.

Among them, Changjiang Publishing House was the most active, directly stating the treatment for [-] copies.

Although Chen Pingsheng did not agree immediately, he was still quite satisfied with their sincerity.After all, "Perspective Museum" is not an award-winning work like "The Crow", and there is no spontaneous media promotion, so it is definitely not well-known.

Such a large number of volumes is mainly due to the trust in Chen Pingsheng's own popularity.

On the other side, there are also many people leaving messages and replying on foreign "film circles".

Clayton: "Looking at this photo, I feel like I have traveled through time. It's wonderful. The color is wonderful. It really comes from Eastern aesthetics. The color transition is as beautiful as ink painting."

Wick: "This mouse is so cute, I like it. It stands boldly in front of the vulture, and its hair is even a little messy. What is this, the confrontation between the predator and the hunted? Wow, I think it can be called For the brave weaklings.”

Ryan: "The museum, this theme is great. If I am in China, I will definitely go see it."

Anna: "I'm very curious about what this photo is about. Can anyone interpret it?"

And just below her, Chen Pingsheng suddenly came across the comments of Lalis Ericson, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Ericson: "Stunning, no doubt stunning! Chen once again amazed me with his technique and aesthetics. Let's not talk about the color matching and transition like ink painting, let's first take a look at the elements in the picture .

"Mountains, rats, vultures and the sky. When they are paired together, my first feeling is that they are inconsistent. Because why do rats appear in this picture? We can see from a distance that the location of the vulture is a tall mountain peak. And the vegetation is sparse, mostly vines. Would rats roam this area? It's obviously rare, and would such an interesting contrast be used for an exhibit in a museum?
"It can only be said that it is rarer, because it goes against the nature of popular science. The mouse's habits do not allow the museum to put it on the top of the mountain to look at the vultures. So I think the mouse is actually a real creature. Yes, it is not a specimen. , but a real rat. But this is even better! It is obviously a real rat and a fake vulture looking at each other, but the black and white film makes it impossible for us to distinguish the reality, making us mistakenly believe that it is what happened. This creative concept deserves more thought than the shooting technique.

"What is reality? What is reality in photos? What exactly is what the audience sees? Can humans reshape time and restore reality? Similar thoughts kept coming to my mind while I was looking at the photos. I I think this is also the purpose of Chen Pingsheng's shooting of this group of photos. This is a completely different shooting concept from "The Crow", and it also represents the unparalleled creativity of this young man. Damn it, I am already worried about how to select the next competition. ”

Ryan replied below him: "Mr. Chairman, don't hesitate to award it to him directly. This is the first time I have seen such an interesting concept. This is also something that our photography community has been discussing recently. I didn't expect that it can be done." Present it in this form.”

Shah: "Thank you Chen for bringing us another amazing work. I am very happy to think that the gallery has new works."

After reading their comments, Chen Pingsheng felt that Mr. Chairman was really awesome. He could tell whether the mouse was real or fake through the details.

You must know that he deliberately made the color processing more realistic, just not to let people see it easily.

But that's fine. In fact, once everyone knows that the mouse is real, the photo has more room for interpretation.

"Damn it, I have to worry about the award speech again." Chen Pingsheng imitated Mr. Chairman's tone and turned off his mobile phone with a smile.

(End of this chapter)