Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 156 Teacher Chen’s small class and popular videos (6k chapters with color)
After the interview, Chen Pingsheng invited several reporters to have dinner at a Sichuan restaurant.

During the meal break, Zhang Yuanyuan looked at this young and handsome peer curiously, and then asked: "Brother Chen, have you studied photography since you were a child?"

She felt that calling her Teacher Chen was a bit awkward, and calling her by her first name seemed disrespectful.

So I simply called Brother Chen.

But in fact, Chen Pingsheng is one year younger than her.

This is not the first time Chen Pingsheng has faced this question. He answered directly: "I have been interested in photography since I was a child, so I have been studying on my own."

"It's really amazing, self-taught." Zhang Yuanyuan sighed, feeling as if he was at a loss when facing a top student.

If you are a talented person, after praising you on the surface, you will still feel unwilling to admit defeat.

But when you face a genius, everyone will only praise him and think that they are not the same person.

Because the gap is so big, they even look like creatures from two planets.

Li Chao also curiously asked: "I usually do photography, Brother Chen, but I always feel that my mind is empty and I can't shoot a systematic and stylish work. What should I do?"

Faced with this problem, Chen Ping actually didn’t have a good solution, but he still said: “Actually, I think many people find photography difficult because they regard photography as a thing with a very low threshold.”

"What do you mean?" Zhang Yuanyuan also became confused.

Chen Pingsheng explained: "The low threshold I mean means that you only need a mobile phone or a camera to shoot this thing. In recent years, many manufacturers have promoted that the threshold for photography is very low out of profit, and mobile phones also You can make blockbusters. The external threshold is naturally low, but many people ignore the internal threshold."

"If you just record life, then a good mobile phone is enough. If you just want to show off your style, then retro film cameras and Polaroids can do it. If you want to make money in business, then the three major manufacturers The camera is enough.

"But some people, such as Li Chao, and those who are interested in photography, actually plan to create their own works, or take good photos for competition. And at this time, when they bought a camera After that, the first thing I did was shoot.”

Chen Pingsheng took a sip of water and continued: "Then they discovered that their shots were terrible, completely different from what they imagined. They usually have a lot of ideas, but when it comes to actual combat, they can't use them. It feels like their minds are full of thoughts. blank.

"After a long time, they leave their cameras in the corner to gather dust. Occasionally they watch videos when they are interested, and they don't want to go out and shoot by themselves."

"Brother Chen, you are absolutely right." Li Chao nodded crazily: "That's just me, so what should I do? How should I learn photography?"

Chen Pingsheng replied: "This actually involves the internal threshold of photography, just like writing. It seems that everyone can write, but in fact there is a huge difference between good writing and poor writing. Photography also requires some accumulation. Only then will you be able to take photos with ease.”

"The easiest way is to practice and shoot every day. You don't need a camera, just a mobile phone. Try various compositions, various scenes, and then do the post-production by yourself. You must make sure you shoot every day. This is not only to hone your skills, but also to hone your skills." Practice your composition skills. Only by taking a lot of photos can you accumulate your own ideas.

"For example, do you like warm or cold colors, do you like the structure of the building, or do you like to highlight the grandeur of the building? What kind of portraits do you like to take? These are all things that you need to constantly look for in photography. When you know your preferences, your post-production It’s targeted.”

"Hmm, then, what if I want to improve further?" Li Chao asked.

"The second step is to look. Look at the works of masters, look at the photos of other photographers, and see what they took. How they used color, how they used light, and if you find a suitable composition. Of course, You can also look at the works first and then take pictures, but you may be limited by the photos you have seen.”

"Then when will the camera shooting be carried out?" Li Chao continued to ask.

"You can do it at any time. When you are free, take a day to go out and shoot with your camera. Or you can find a friend to accompany you and do portrait shooting. But I only suggest one thing." Chen He stretched out his finger.

"whats the matter?"

"Take every photo as if it were the last one." Chen Pingsheng said: "Actually, if you can, I suggest buying a film camera, like a disposable Fuji camera. It can only take 36 photos, so you There will always be a sense of urgency in my heart. When shooting, you will not snap photos at will, but consider each photo for a long time. When you finish taking the photo, you must develop it before you can see it. You must wait patiently for the whole process. And patience, It is the most important quality of a photographer.”

"Even if you are a master of street photography, you will face a situation where no one can take pictures. At this time, you need to be patient and wait for the picture you want. Often, an excellent picture will take anywhere from a few minutes to 10 minutes. Just like in The Crow, I waited for several hours from early morning for one of the scenes.”

Speaking of his past shooting experiences, Chen Pingsheng also sighed a little. He can only say that when people are focused and immersed, they really don't notice the passage of time.

"I understand, it seems I still took too few photos." Li Chao concluded.

Chen Pingsheng said with a smile: "Actually, many people are like this. They always want to produce results and good films immediately, but they don't think about what kind of training they need to go through before they can produce results. If you really like photography , then we should pay more attention to observing the composition of life."

"For example, these cups and dishes." He pointed to the cups and plates on the table and said, "Do you think there is any unique geometric composition between them?"

Du Qian heard this and looked at it curiously: "Does it feel like a square?" She said this based on the placement of several cups.

Zhang Yuanyuan stood up and stared at it for a while: "I think it's a triangle." She judged it based on two cups and several plates of dishes.

Li Chao replied: "I think it is an oval." He felt that we should look at it as a whole.

Chen Pingsheng shook his head, then stood up and pointed to the edge of the circular turntable, where two plates of dishes and two cups were evenly scattered, forming an arc.

"Look at my finger." He moved forward along the end of the arc, pointing from the cup to the plate on the left, and then said, "This is part of the composition, keep looking."

Several people chased Chen Pingsheng's fingers with wide eyes, and saw him moving up the plate, turning a corner, and drawing a semicircle.

Because several people were sitting close to each other, the dishes were not evenly distributed, but clustered together. So when they saw Chen Pingsheng's fingers following the cup and plate to draw a spiral shape, they looked at each other and looked at each other.

"What shape is this?" Zhang Yuanyuan asked first.

"Spiral shape, is there such a composition?" Du Qian is not good at mathematics, so she has no impression.

Only Li Chao suddenly realized: "I know, golden spiral!"

He looked at the arrangement of things on the table. Although it was a bit abstract, all the cups and plates were arranged exactly along the golden spiral. This was an idealized geometric blueprint, and he didn't expect it to be right in front of him.

Li Chao took a closer look and found that this was indeed the case. Because the round table itself had its own arc, it was not difficult to create such a shape.It may not be accurate enough, but the general meaning is indeed correct.

On the other side, Zhang Yuanyuan and Du Qian also found the composition of the golden spiral, then nodded and understood.

Then Chen Pingsheng saw several people looking at him and said: "Photographers must have the ability to separate the cocoons from complicated pictures. This requires more viewing and practice. Whether it is the layout of the building or the street scene, many times the composition is hidden in the Among them. In photography, there are not only common compositions such as guiding lines and frames, such as the golden spiral. Although it is difficult to find, if you find it, you may create a classic photo."

After speaking, he smiled: "But if you photograph these dishes, they probably won't become classics, because the possibility of human control is too high and they are not unique enough."

"I understand." Li Chao and Zhang Yuanyuan nodded seriously.
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"Thank you for your talk today." After eating, Du Qian stood in front of the car and thanked Chen Pingsheng again.

Chen Pingsheng smiled and then asked: "Can I know when this report will be published?"

Du Qian didn't sell it and said directly: "You will probably see this report online in less than half a month."

For half a month, Chen Pingsheng thought about it in his mind, it should be after the opening of the museum and before the start of the "Crow" film exhibition.

"Okay, I understand, be careful on the road."

He watched a few people leave, and then walked home against the cold wind.

Halfway through, he sent Lin Zishan a message.

"Simu, are you free on January 1rd?"

Three seconds later, Lin Zishan replied: "I'm free! What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing. When will you come back?" Chen Pingsheng thought for a while and did not tell her directly, but planned to give her a surprise.

"I still have a few days to go. This shooting is so troublesome! (dog's aggrieved expression)"

"If you need any help from me, just tell me." Chen Pingsheng sent a message.

"No problem, I will definitely ask Teacher Chen if I have any questions! (dog salute expression)"

Putting down his cell phone, Chen Pingsheng happened to step onto the steps of the corridor.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard the phone ringing.

"Who is playing Dongfeng Po on the pipa..."

He thought he was a reporter from China Youth Daily or someone at work, so he didn't worry. He went into the house and took off his shoes before taking out his mobile phone.

However, I didn’t expect that the phone number displayed on the screen was my mother’s.

Chen Pingsheng hurriedly answered the call.

"Hey, Mom, what's wrong?" he asked while taking off his coat.

"Son, I have good news for you!" Unexpectedly, my mother was mysterious and seemed to have something big to say.

"What's the good news?" Chen Pingsheng sat on the sofa, waiting for the news from his mother.

"Since you won the prize in that competition, your father and I have been interviewed by reporters." My mother talked about the family's recent experiences on the phone.

After Chen Pingsheng won the award, reporters in his hometown were like sharks smelling blood, swarming around his home to conduct interviews.The seven aunts and eight aunts all benefited from this and got their fill of being interviewed.

In small cities, news spreads quickly. After many neighbors and acquaintances know about this incident, they will even say a few words of praise when they meet, such as "I have felt since I was a child that this child will definitely have a future."

In addition to journalists, the government also attaches great importance to Chen Pingsheng.

As a very ordinary city, Anshan has nothing worth talking about except that Anshan Iron and Steel Company has left a profound mark in the history of China.

Therefore, after such a young talent appears in the city, it will naturally arouse the interest of the government.

So much so that Chen Pingsheng's parents have received many district and municipal party committee leaders in the past few days.Although they no longer work in the factory, they still receive preferential treatment from the city.For example, Chen Pingsheng’s mother’s beauty salon received tax breaks.

The good news that his mother wanted to tell Chen Pingsheng was that the government leaders personally agreed that as long as Chen Pingsheng buys a house in this city, he can enjoy certain tax exemptions and can buy a good house in the city center without spending much money.

This is naturally great news for parents, and it is indeed very attractive to Chen Pingsheng.

After all, although he will not return to his hometown to settle down, his parents and relatives are there, so it would be nice if he could get a better house.

"Mom, since there is such a good thing, let's change our house." Although Chen Pingsheng doesn't have much money yet, he can get a lot of dividends as long as the Feimu Art Museum ends its exhibition. .

Chen Pingsheng estimated that he could still have an income of hundreds of thousands. As long as his family contributed more money, it would not be a big problem to change to a house.

"Then I can't wait for you to come back. By the way, when will you come back during the Chinese New Year? You have to stay at home longer this time." There was a slight complaint in her mother's tone.

"I will go back when I finish my work in February and try to stay at home as long as possible." Chen Pingsheng did not dare to agree directly. He really couldn't tell his schedule.Who knows if there will be an emergency at that time.

"You." The mother was helpless about Chen Pingsheng's caution: "You just don't know how to lie to others. It's not enough to trick your mother into making her happy."

Chen Pingsheng could only respond with a wry smile.

"Okay, it's better to be cautious. Misfortune comes from the mouth, but don't be so cautious when dealing with partners in the future. From time to time, you have to draw pictures to give others some hope." As she said that, her mother began to talk to Chen Pingsheng again. education.

"No problem, um, um." Chen Ping couldn't help but nodded, responding to his mother.

It wasn't until an hour later that I finally got to hang up the phone.

"Huh." Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had learned a lesson about life.

Although he is not bored, he still finds it a bit overwhelming.

After chatting with his mother, he started the post-production work on the photos. It turns out that the system tasks for January have not yet been submitted.

Chen Pingsheng plans to deliver the decisive moment and museum photos to see what kind of evaluation it will get.

Moreover, the cross-border mission of the museum has not yet been settled. It should be settled after the museum is launched.

It's just right, we'll figure it out together when the time comes.

Chen Pingsheng looked at the date and saw that there were only three days left before the opening of the museum and the China Youth Daily report.
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During these three days, Chen Pingsheng did a lot of things.

The most important thing is to continue to reshoot the decisive moment, and this time, he did not choose street scenes in the city, but went to some more distant and vast countryside.

These villages are on the edge of the city. They are connected to the city, but they also maintain their original ecology, as if they have not been swallowed up by the city.

Only some built roads and three-story buildings of different styles show signs of the invasion of urban style.

On his first day here, Chen Pingsheng felt out of place because of his clothes and camera, as well as his personal image.Walking in an environment full of middle-aged uncles and aunts, everyone would involuntarily turn their eyes to him.

So that afternoon he changed into very ordinary black clothes, put on the black down jacket he bought before college, and wore a plush hat that covered his hair. He suddenly looked much more low-key.

It doesn't look so conspicuous when blended in with the crowd.

He also had dinner with the uncles. It wasn't a restaurant, it didn't even have any signboard, it was just a brick bungalow with a few tables inside.

The boss, who is over 60 years old, is in charge of the cooking pot at the door, and the landlady is responsible for serving the dishes.

A plate of meat here costs 15 yuan, a plate of vegetarian food costs 10 yuan, and rice is free.

It doesn't have any chef taste, it all tastes very homely, but that's why it tastes good.

The people who come here are all in twos and threes, because the food is large, and after a few people order three dishes and eat to their satisfaction, they can still chat, play cards, and kill time in the evening.
Chen Pingsheng took a plate of white pork with garlic paste, a plate of stir-fried pork, and ate two bowls of rice.

I sat down, took a few photos and rested for a while before leaving.

Meanwhile, publicity work for the museum has begun.

First of all, various videos were continuously released from short videos, and various bloggers were invited to check in and take photos in advance for advance publicity.After these bloggers came to the museum, in addition to seeing various exhibitions, they also saw empty photo frames on the prehistoric civilization booth.

"What I want to take you to visit today is the South China Natural History Museum. It will be opened on the 15th. And the most important prehistoric civilization scenery is just ahead. Let's go! Follow me to have a look."

A beautiful blogger with millions of fans came to the exhibition hall and held up a camera to give everyone an overview of the scale of the exhibition.

"This is the location of the photo taken jointly by contest winner Chen Pingsheng and the museum. Because I want to leave everyone with suspense, I haven't put it up yet. We can only see one of them." Then she walked to the central booth. Pointing to the black and white photo in the frame, he said, "That's it, look."

She moved the camera closer to make the photos in the video clearer.

"Wow, this photo looks so realistic. I feel like it is a scene that really happened in the past. Did the photographer travel back in time and take the photo? The black and white is particularly interesting, and it feels like an old photo."

After she introduced it to the audience, she whispered: "I don't know whether to say it or not. I think the photos are more realistic than the real exhibition! Hahaha, just kidding."

"If you don't know where to go on the weekend, just bring your children to see it! You will definitely be surprised!"

As similar videos continue to ferment, the number of reservations for the South China Museum of Natural History exceeded [-] in just a few days.

In addition, another video has also been unearthed, which is the most popular on the short video platform.

This is a video unearthed by a local media account in South China. They interviewed the person involved and added the title posted above to the original video.

The title is in yellow font with black outline, which is very eye-catching.

[The man works non-stop for art, from [-]pm to [-]am. Photographer: If my child is so motivated, he can get into Tsinghua University]

Below the title is the video content. It is a surveillance video. In it, a photographer can be seen constantly adjusting the lighting and camera angles, and there is a man's voice speaking next to him.

"Look, how dedicated I am. I took pictures from eight o'clock in the evening to three o'clock in the morning. Look at my phone. It's three o'clock. Don't say I lied to you."

The man showed the camera the time on his phone and continued: "I finally understand why he won the award. Until now, I have never gone to the toilet even once, just for filming."

After saying that, the man put down his mobile phone and sighed: "If my children are this motivated to study in the future, they will not be able to go to any school. Family members, what do you think?"

After the original video ended, an interview recording was added.

Fang Wenqiang: "I am the night shift security guard of the museum, and the photographer is here to take pictures of the museum."

Fang Wenqiang: "Yes, very dedicated and very professional. He is the winner of the Freeze Frame World Competition. I heard that he is the only winner in recent years. He is very impressive."

Fang Wenqiang: "I admire such a powerful person who works so hard for work and creation. If I have children, I will definitely let them learn from him."

The entire video only lasts for more than thirty seconds, but it received 100 million likes in one day!It became popular directly and had its own entry.

At the same time, someone in the comment area revealed that this person is Chen Pingsheng, the photographer who was framed by Wang Zeze as a celebrity in the previous hot search.

In addition, the works he photographed are also co-signed works of the South China Museum of Natural History, which is about to open recently.

When these pieces of information are linked together, there is no doubt that traffic will explode again, and a large number of passers-by will have a deeper impression of him through this video.

And also truly recognized the general appearance of this young man.

Fortunately, he could only see a slight side profile in the surveillance camera, otherwise Chen Pingsheng's plan to keep a low profile would have gone bankrupt.

Of course, Chen Pingsheng also contributed to the fact that these propagandas were in full swing and attracted everyone's attention.

He looked at the mid-range publicity opportunities disappearing from the toolbar and felt that they were indeed worth every penny.At present, he still has one piece each for large-scale and medium-scale promotion, and he plans to wait until the "Crow" film festival starts before using it. He hopes that more people will come into the art museum and view his work.

"Can this task be completed tomorrow?" He murmured to himself, then lifted the barbell and went up and down for a set. While feeling the soreness in his muscles, he calculated the system tasks after the museum opened tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)