Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 286 Documentary Filming (Colorful)
After the publication of "The Asada Family", various critics gave their own interpretations of this work, but everyone was surprisingly unanimous in expressing their affirmation of Chen Pingsheng's creativity.

"A harmonious family and interesting group photos. This is a family photo that many people have never thought of, but after it was taken, people can't help but feel envious. It is undoubtedly novel to complete role-playing with family members. A dynamic performance.”

The response from Neon was even more enthusiastic, because this seemingly funny but actually harmonious family atmosphere was a template and reference that they had been pursuing.

This is very consistent with the spiritual core of the neon cultural system, and is also consistent with the neon people shown in movies and TV dramas who often act and speak exaggeratedly.

This may be an outlet born from long-term suppression, or it may be a sequelae of the gap between parents and children that is too great to understand.

It can only be said that everyone hopes to achieve the state in the photo, that is, communicating happily with their parents and hitting it off without the need for cumbersome introductions and explanations.

Parents should approve of their children's novel attempts rather than extinguish them as boring or lazy.

This is also a problem faced by all East Asian countries.

Parents will always use their own set of theories to make decisions for their children, but they forget that life in the new era has long been out of touch with the old era, and the decisions they make may not be beneficial to their children.

This is true whether it is exams, employment, or love.

Parents who are wise enough will personally experience everything in this era and then give their own opinions, while parents who are not too smart will hold on to their own things and instill them in their children without reservation.

This has also led to a small number of children becoming victims of their families, sacrificing their original dreams and experiences.

And just when everyone started discussing family relationships because of "The Asada Family", Chen Pingsheng had already started filming a new album with Huang Liao.

"Buzz!"

Chen Pingsheng's custom-made drone carried his Feiming camera into the sky, while a documentary crew on the side also carried a camera to record the moment.

"What I want to shoot now is a garbage dump." Chen Pingsheng didn't look at the camera, he just adjusted the remote control in his hand while talking.

The drone swung back and forth obediently, looking for the most suitable angle.

This is a plastic and metal waste recycling site. The first thing they photographed was piles of plastic waste, which were piled on the ground in various colors, forming colorful patches.

Looking at the screen, it's not even possible to tell what they are at first glance.

But if you look at it from the field, you will find that they are endless and their number is daunting. People can't help but wonder whether humans really have so much garbage to deal with?

The answer is obviously yes.

The garbage processed by factories every day is calculated in tons, and the plastic waste produced in a city every day is more than a dozen trucks can load.

Only when you observe something with your own eyes can you know how shocking it is.

When tons of garbage were dumped in front of everyone, adding a touch of black to the colorful colors, Chen Pingsheng pressed the shutter, and the drone immediately took a photo.

They then took a few more photos at other locations as backup.

Song Qing came over. He held a microphone above Chen Pingsheng's head and asked, "What are you going to shoot next?"

"The next step is to shoot metal waste." Chen Pingsheng replied.

The camera also captured the drone's return.

"Is it because the drone has a wider angle of view that this method is adopted?" Song Qing continued to ask, but his voice did not appear in the screen.

"Well, drones are a new thing that was born in the past few years. They provide a special perspective for many industries. I think photography can also use them to shoot some scenes that are not usually seen."

"So do you think this will be the norm in future creation?"

"I don't think it is necessarily the norm. The field of view provided by the drone requires the photographer's control and design." Chen Pingsheng took back the drone and continued: "I think in the future, there will be more and more When photographers use this tool, what they want to shoot depends on their photo albums and ideas for their work.”

“For example, using drones to simulate the vision of birds, or using drones to shoot places that ordinary people cannot set foot on, are both good creative methods.”

The group returned to the car and continued moving forward.

But Song Qing still didn't stop asking questions.

"Then why are you photographing trash? What do you want to express?"

Chen Pingsheng sat in the back seat, with Huang Liao driving in front, so he could respond to the interview at any time.

He looked outside, then looked at Song Qing and said, "Don't you think there is a feeling of beauty and pain coexisting?"

“Beauty and pain coexist?”

"Yes, although these garbage are the pain and scars that humans have given to the earth, these things themselves have a certain sense of beauty, perhaps order, perhaps grandeur; when the amount accumulates to a certain level, it itself has a sense of art. "

"When viewers see this photo, they will respond to this beauty from the heart, but the more beautiful it is, the more dangerous it is."

Song Qing said confusedly: "Did you deliberately show this kind of beauty?"

"Of course, the more beautiful and spectacular these scars are, the more everyone will realize what we have brought to the planet."

This is the first time that Chen Pingsheng has discussed his creative ideas so directly, but this is related to his works.

The core of this work is very simple, and you only need to look at it a few times to know what the photographer is expressing.And it is also a public welfare subject, so there is no need to hide it. Telling it to let everyone know will also be conducive to the dissemination of the work.

In fact, although Chen Pingsheng had been mentally prepared before shooting, he still couldn't help but be amazed and frightened when faced with this vast amount of garbage.

This is the panic of tiny human beings feeling a lot of powerlessness in their hearts when faced with things beyond their capabilities.

However, technology changes life, and it will also change the way humans deal with garbage. Although this is a difficult project, it does not mean that it cannot be completed.

What Chen Pingsheng did was just to let more people know about him and leave some photos to commemorate him in the future.

It was already afternoon when they arrived at the metal waste treatment plant.

It is next to a green jungle. Looking around, there are a large number of cyan, brown, and red metal fragments lying quietly on the roadside, waiting to be processed.

They formed hills, and the whole looked like an earth dragon or a metal camel, falling into a deep sleep, waiting to be awakened.

Chen Pingsheng continued to fly drones, framing green vegetation and metal garbage in the same frame, and separating the two with a dirt road, forming a contrast.

"Click." Although he couldn't hear the shutter sound, Chen Pingsheng looked at the prompt on the screen and knew that another photo had been taken.

And just as he was flying back to the drone, Song Qing asked again: "Which countries will this work be shot in?"

"This work will be shot in China, the United States, Spain, India, Neon and other countries."

"Are there really many countries that are filming garbage disposal sites?"

Chen Pingsheng shook his head: "No, there are many other scenes that need to be shot, such as oil fields and mines."

Soon, they ended the day's photo shooting, but the documentary shooting did not end.

Song Qing has been taking photographers with him to continuously film Chen Pingsheng's daily life and work. Huang Liao has avoided filming. She does not plan to appear in this documentary.

This was also the first time for Chen Pingsheng to be followed by the camera like this. The last time he recorded a variety show, the camera was well hidden, so the pressure was not very heavy.

But now when it comes to officially shooting documentaries, it seems a little more reserved.

But this restraint gradually faded away as time went by. By the time they finished taking photos of Baosteel from the magical capital, Chen Pingsheng had become completely accustomed to the presence of the camera.

"This photo has a really orderly aesthetic to it."

Song Qing stood next to the exhibition board in the room, which was full of photos that Chen Pingsheng had finished coloring and developing. This was a working method that Chen Pingsheng had only recently started to use.

That is, after coloring the photos, print them out and paste them on the display board one by one, and then select the appropriate photos according to the naked eye to make an album.

This can better determine the style and is more conducive to the publisher's reference.After all, no matter how good the screen is, there is still a certain gap between it and the naked eye.

But in the final analysis, Chen Pingsheng is not short of money now, so he can use some seemingly wasteful, but actually striving for excellence, methods to improve the look and feel of his works.

From zero to ninety, the improvement is obvious, but from ninety to one hundred, even if you spend more money and energy, you may not be able to obtain visible improvement.

But this does not mean that it is enough for the album to reach [-], because Chen Pingsheng's requirements for himself are getting higher and higher.

He walked to the exhibition board, and the camera followed him. He pointed at the photo taken at Baosteel and said, "Because this is the crystallization of human industry."

“When any major reaches a certain height, it must have both aesthetics and practicality.”

In the photo, under the foggy sky, various pipes and chimneys are arranged in all directions. The pipes have an angle that spreads outward from the center point, while the chimneys face the sky straight, showing each other in the camera without any obstruction. forward.

The entire factory looks distinct and has a strong sense of order.

And the next one is a picture of an urban village in the magic city.

This is a photo that Chen Pingsheng took on a special trip to the Magic City because there may not be such magical, spectacular and neat scenes anywhere in the country.

Looking down from the height of a drone, low eaves and old buildings can be seen everywhere in the urban area filled with high-rise buildings.They are dotted and densely packed, like scars on the skin of the city that cannot be removed.

Urban villages are found in many cities.

But in the Magic City, it looks particularly contemplative, because this is a place in the city center with extremely low rents, and it is also the only place for countless outsiders to stay in this city.

Here you can clearly see the gap between rich and poor, and the gap in life. The so-called Rome is right in front of you, but you can't reach it in your lifetime.

It's ironic, but this is magical reality,
If garbage and mines are the destruction of the earth by humans, they are manifestations that humans are not civilized enough.

Can urban villages be said to be a kind of 'destruction' caused by humans to high-end metropolises?

This question is not easy to delve into, but it is worth thinking about, so Chen Pingsheng put it on the exhibition board.

Maybe it won't be selected into the album in the end, but Chen Pingsheng will keep it forever. Maybe he will consider putting it in the best album after it is released in the future.

In addition to these photos of the magical city, there are also some photos taken in other places.

For example, in the mines in Tianjin, large tracts of black coal cover the entire land like mountains, solemn and terrifying.When people walked among them, they would only be blinded by the towering volume, but when they had drones and saw everything clearly, they discovered how far human beings had progressed.

"The domestic shooting is over, right?" After discussing the photos, Song Qing and Chen Pingsheng sat on chairs and continued the interview.

"Well, the domestic filming has been completed. Next, we will go to Neon to take pictures of the polluted water sources." Chen Pingsheng looked at the clear boiling water in the cup. It seemed that for a moment, it turned into a gem-like blue. color.

"There are many voices of opposition at home and abroad. Do you think neon emissions will stop?"

"No." Chen Pingsheng shrugged: "Since they have chosen the most economical way, they will not let it stop, because none of them are willing to bear the cost of changing the way. Just like a person If you are used to taking shortcuts, you will naturally not be able to take the high road. The same is true for a country."

"Then you photographed the sea surface to exert some kind of pressure?" Song Qing's questions began to become more acute.

"I can't put any pressure on them. They are rough-skinned and it is normal for them to be scolded, so even if the works I shoot have international repercussions, it will still only be a drop in the bucket."

"But that's not the reason why I don't do it. I need to record the damage and pollution caused by humans to the earth, and neon is just one of them. I just want to complete this work and give everyone a warning. As for whether it can achieve a certain level of The effect is not within my consideration."

"Have a clear conscience, right?"

"Maybe, after all, as a photographer, I can make some noise internationally, so I naturally want to tell everyone the truth." Chen Pingsheng suddenly fell into deep thought when he said this.

"what happened?"

"I think I know what this work should be called."

"So you didn't know the name of the work before filming?" Song Qing was a little surprised. He thought Chen Pingsheng had already thought of the entire work.

It seems that no matter how powerful a person is, there are things he is not good at.

"I'm a waste of names, so I always think slowly." Chen Pingsheng replied with a smile.

"Then what do you plan to call this work?"

Chen Pingsheng put down the water glass: "Let's call it "The Look of the New Earth"."

"I thought it had something to do with the truth."

"Haha, this work is not the truth, but it is a reaction to the current truth about the earth..."

(End of this chapter)