Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 202 Absolutely stunning photos (colorful)

At the end of April, Chen Pingsheng delivered his photography assignment ahead of schedule.

"This month's task has been submitted and is being evaluated..."

"Evaluation completed, this month's rating: A+, 10 lucky draw opportunities."

"Do you want to draw the lottery now?"

Chen Pingsheng did not hesitate and clicked on the lottery directly.

There were still no surprises this time. I only got two points for photography inspiration, and the rest were physical fitness coupons, language learning coupons and promotional coupons.

And surprisingly, the master experience ticket fragments were not drawn, so he still had 9 fragments and could not be synthesized.

Looking at the last two points left in the photographic field of view, he simply took out the last remaining Master Experience Ticket.

That’s the Alex Weber Experience Voucher.

Alex Weber joined the famous Magnum Photo Agency in the 70s, a photography agency jointly launched by Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour, Robert Carter and others. Its name came from Magnum Photos at that time. Glam wine.

Because war correspondents often drank Magnum to celebrate with friends after surviving, Robert Carter named the company after the wine.

After the establishment of Magnum Photo Agency, it became the most famous "bullet" in the photography world.Because of the battlefield photos and documentary news taken by its photographers, they record history while criticizing current ills, and have gained a global reputation.

Therefore, Alex Weber's photos are also influenced by the style of Magnum Photo Agency. His shots focus on the poor people at the bottom. From the photos, messy areas, dirty environments and skin colors can be seen everywhere. Dark people.

But this is not his most well-known feature in the world. What really amazes the public is his unique complex composition style and bold contrasting colors.

Unlike other photographers who like to subtract photos, they will abandon the cluttered environment when shooting and focus exclusively on the target they want to shoot.

Alex Weber prefers to find the inner order in complex and chaotic scenes, and then uses rich colors to add a more attractive coat.

As soon as his photo appears, everyone knows it is him and it cannot be anyone else, because the style is too distinct and even seems a bit fixed.

Chen Pingsheng has seen his photo album.

"The Suffering of Light" is a collection of his most successful works shot over the past 30 years. Its name comes from Goethe's view of color: "Color is the trace and bitter fruit of light."

Alex Weber's interpretation of this statement is that color arises from the tension between light and darkness, although there are others who hold different views.

For example, Hiroshi Sugimoto also mentioned this sentence. His interpretation is: "Light will appear in the form of color after encountering something that hinders its free movement. This encounter can be understood as suffering."

But it doesn't matter how you interpret this sentence. What matters is that this work does have colors and compositions that can make everyone's eyes shine.

The photos taken by Alex Weber are exactly what the current audience likes most.

It also fully meets all the fantasies that beginners have about photography.

After using the Master Experience Voucher, Chen Pingsheng came to the most complicated neighborhood in South China, where bungalows and debris, rusty iron gates and piles under bridges can be seen everywhere.The people who live here are all old South Chinese people who have to endure this terrible environment because they have not been demolished.

Walking along the stairs, Chen Pingsheng reached the top of the community made of bungalows. He had not yet seen the scene he wanted to take, so he could only look around and wait.

Alex Weber's state is different from that of Cartier-Bresson and Vivienne. He does not have such a strong desire to capture the moment, nor does he take pictures while walking to experience life, but looks for what he wants on the streets. Scene, when it happens, immediately step forward to capture it and resolve the battle quickly.

Just like this scene.

The two people were standing at the bottom of the stairs. When Chen Pingsheng passed by them, they were still chatting about the settlement of wages.

However, Chen Pingsheng just glanced at the shadow on the ground, immediately raised his head, looked around, and immediately found the best shooting location.

Taking three steps and two steps at a time, he quickly crossed the steps and arrived at the bungalow.

Then he raised the camera and pointed it downwards.

Adjust the parameters to dim the light and show large shadows, leaving only the highlights.

Then there was a "click!" and it was photographed.

"It's really good." Chen Pingsheng sighed. Looking at the photo, he had already thought of how it would look after color correction.

Looking down from a high place, everything in the alley is deep and dark, except for very little sunlight, making it difficult to see the surrounding features.Along the steps, the sunlight reflected through the railings created a long path, just like the processing of light and shadow in comics, distorted and clear.Looking forward along the light and shadow, there are two people standing in the center of the picture. Their appearance cannot be described because their whole bodies are black and completely covered by shadows.

Against the backdrop of the white light around him, it looks like two shadows cut out on paper.

Just imagining it made Chen Pingsheng excited. He used light and shadow to process real photos into colors similar to detective comics, which was very bold and novel.

And this is just the first photo.

Chen Pingsheng continued to look around for a location where he could take pictures. From a distance, he suddenly saw a unique bungalow.

The house is painted with colors all around, with a yellow upper wall and a brown lower wall. Even the windows have been replaced with brown. It seems that the homeowner wants to show his uniqueness.

Next to it is an old house very close, which looks like a warehouse. The iron door is rusty and looks like it hasn't been used for a long time.

There were several children playing there at this time.

What attracts Chen Pingsheng here is the light and shadow around the children.When the sun shines over, only the upper half of the wall is illuminated due to the angle.And because there is a narrow alley between the warehouse and the house, light cannot penetrate through, leaving deep shadows.

As soon as Chen Pingsheng saw this scene, he immediately raised his camera and then kept stepping back.

When he put the entire wall and part of the iron door into the composition, he began to wait.

At this moment, he was actually a little anxious, because the duration of light and shadow would not be very long, and if no one came over, the picture he had conceived might not be captured.

Fortunately, the kid next to him helped him.

"Come here quickly!" A little boy stood by the iron gate and looked in, as if he was on an adventure among children.

As soon as he shouted, another little boy immediately ran next to him. His shadow was illuminated by the light on the wall, leaving a huge shadow, which was in sharp contrast to the short boy.

"Crack!"

Chen Pingsheng completed another photo shoot.

A great day that just started with two very interesting photos.

The photo shoot continued until noon, when Chen Pingsheng felt a little hungry, he walked into a small restaurant.

This restaurant sells halal food, mutton siomai and mutton soup. It is a rare restaurant in South China.

The boss, wearing a white hat, wrote down the dishes Chen Pingsheng ordered, then went into the kitchen and got busy.

Chen Pingsheng looked at the wall opposite him.

Several blue iron plates are placed at random heights against the wall, and two mirrors are hung facing the door. Whenever someone enters, they can be seen through the mirror.

Chen Pingsheng rubbed his nose and felt that this scene was worth filming.

So he raised the camera slightly, supported the work with his elbow, made the lens as parallel as possible, and then started waiting.

In fact, in street photography, many elements appear over and over again.

For example: mirror, glass, window, door, wall.

When photographers encounter these elements, they can take some wonderful photos.

For example, Vivian’s use of mirrors can be used with any mirror for selfies, and the different reflections of multiple mirrors are also helpful to create a feeling of combining reality and reality.

Alex Weber's photos do the same, and even go a step further, using various wall elements flexibly.

The wall is also one of the most outstanding elements.

Especially those walls with paintings and posters, when pedestrians pass by, there will often be different chemical reactions. Photographers can capture such moments and capture them for the purpose of producing a film.

It's just that most of the domestic walls are relatively simple and have no sense of design, so many people go out on the streets and don't make use of them.

Chen Pingsheng didn't wait long before several people came in.

But unfortunately, these people were not in a good position in the picture, so he did not take a picture of them.

Until all the dishes were served, no suitable picture was captured.

Chen Pingsheng could only eat first, and then pay attention to the door while eating. He heard a small bell ringing every time before opening the door, so when the small bell rang, he would raise his camera and point it at the mirror.

The elder brother eating next to me would suddenly raise his camera when he saw this young man in front of him, and then put it down in disappointment and continue eating.

Sometimes several people enter in a row, and the young man has to lift several times in a minute.

The eldest brother grinned and didn't even look at his phone. He just looked at Chen Pingsheng, wondering when he would finish shooting.

This wait is 10 minutes.

When a young man appeared alone in the mirror, Chen Pingsheng finally pressed the shutter.

"Crack!"

He watched the replay and nodded with satisfaction.

Turning his head, he found that the shaomai and soup were gone. Chen Pingsheng raised his eyebrows and smacked his lips.

When did you eat it?Why doesn't he remember anything?

I touched my stomach again, and it seemed that my hunger was indeed gone, so I was sure that I had eaten.

Although he didn't taste anything, his stomach was full and he had accomplished his goal. Chen Pingsheng paid the bill and walked out.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the street in the afternoon. The next shooting had just begun!

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