Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 5: You must be a master when playing with film
On Saturday morning, after shopping at a roadside cigarette shop, Chen Pingsheng took a taxi and went straight to the train station.

This photography project is to go to Yao Village, a poor village 500 kilometers away.

The professor told me that this village not only has water shortages and lacks specialty crops, but also has a serious aging population and many left-behind children.

Moreover, children have to walk for a long time on mountain roads every day to go to school, and there are even children who stumble and fall off the cliff every year.

Therefore, the local government thought of various ways to raise funds to build a road.However, the publicity has been ineffective, and naturally there is no money to build roads.After all, even if there is a live broadcast, the local area must have good specialties. But the problem now is that the village is poor and has nothing special except the elderly and children.

So they thought of photography, and wanted to hold a photography exhibition to let everyone know about the current situation of the village, and perhaps attract some entrepreneurs to invest and donate to find a way out.Because there was not enough price tag to invite those influential top photographers, they found another way and found photography professors from various universities.The government was promised to organize photography exhibitions and award awards, as long as they took enough photos.

The professor invited by Chen Pingsheng's university was the professor with whom he had the best relationship, Li Baoling.Because of this, Chen Pingsheng caught a ride.

Thinking back on the specific details of the project, he came to the ticket check-in area of ​​the train station. As soon as he entered the gate and checked his luggage, he saw his junior students standing not far away, preparing to go to Yao Village together.

"Brother Chen, you're here." Wang Yifan, a junior student who was familiar with him, said hello, and the others also looked at Chen Pingsheng.

There were two men and one woman in total, including Chen Pingsheng, there were four of them.

"Is the professor here?" Chen Pingsheng asked.

"No, the professor said it will take a few minutes to arrive." The only girl among them, Jin Jiani, who was wearing a white skirt, replied.

Chen Pingsheng couldn't help but take a few glances at her skirt, thinking that maybe the child hadn't been to the countryside yet and didn't know what the specific conditions were like in the countryside.

"Brother Chen, what machine did you use to shoot this time?" Wang Yifan raised his camera. It was a full-frame mirrorless camera Alpha 7 released by Sony last year. The price is close to [-] yuan. If paired with various lenses , it will cost about [-] yuan to get it done.

Chen Pingsheng recognized it and naturally knew that this boy was showing off his new machine.But again, the quality of a photo never depends on the machine, but on the person behind the machine.

He took out the Braunica SQ-A from his bag, and sure enough, its tough and retro appearance attracted everyone's attention in an instant.

"What kind of machine is this?" Another boy, Li Binbin, couldn't help but touch it.

"Film machine, I plan to shoot film this time." Chen Pingsheng said calmly, and the eyes of the others immediately changed.

"Shooting film? I heard that film is very expensive." Jin Jiani was amazed. She didn't expect that there was a legendary film boss among her group.

"It's okay." Chen Pingsheng's tone was calm, like that kind of outsider who seems ordinary but shocks everyone when he makes a move.

He knows very well that many people are completely blind to photography. They just think that film is expensive and troublesome, so those who play this kind of thing must be very powerful.In fact, film is just a hobby and has nothing to do with personal level. Just like if you have the best fishing rod, it will not hinder your daily fishing.

This can also avoid some unnecessary equipment debates. After all, they are not on the same track, just like chickens and ducks talking.

"It's really cool." Li Binbin, a young boy with a flat head, looked at Bolanica and said, "I also wanted to shoot film before, but I tried it and found it too troublesome. And it also has to be cleaned. If it is an unreliable business, it will not be restored at all. Film color.”

Chen Pingsheng didn't expect that Li Binbin still had some research, so he nodded and communicated: "Yes, some people say that the color of the film depends on the scanning machine. For example, the scanning machine used by many people now is Fujifilm's SP3000. No matter what film it is, it will Scan it into a style for you. Some people like it because it matches the impression of their childhood. It is called the film feel, but in fact it is biased. Each film has its own unique style. "

"Film style is not equal to Fuji style." Chen Pingsheng concluded.

The other three nodded to express that they had learned. Just when Wang Yifan was about to speak, Professor Li Baoling's voice suddenly came from behind them.

"I'm not late."

Chen Pingsheng turned his head when he heard the sound.Li Baoling is an old lady with a gentle face. She has black hair and wears light-colored jeans and a shirt. She does not look like a 60-year-old man at all, as if the traces of time have not left too much on her face.

"No, you came just in time." Chen Pingsheng said with a smile and took the luggage bag from Professor Li's hand.

"That's good. The school has some things to deal with, so it's slow." Li Baoling explained, then waved her hand: "Let's go."

"Professor, let me help you carry the bag." Wang Yifan saw that Li Baoling was still carrying a camera bag and ran to her side to take it over.

"No, I'm not that old yet, I can handle it." Li Baoling rejected his proposal, and then said: "You also have to remember that the photographer's camera is the one who eats, and it's best not to leave it alone. Even if you don't take pictures, You have to take it out and play with it occasionally, otherwise problems may easily arise when it comes to actual use.”

"Okay, Professor." Jin Jiani responded cheerfully, and took out her own camera. The Canon EOS 700D, which was covered with stickers, began to take test shots.

As for Li Binbin’s camera, it’s the same as Jin Jiani’s, but the lens bag she carries is obviously much bigger.

"In this life, what kind of camera do you use?" Li Baoling knew the level of her students, so she was always worried.

"Brother Chen is using a film camera." Wang Yifan spoke quickly.

"Film machine?" Li Baoling was a little surprised, and then said: "You kid, you have a lot of work to do, and film is also good, just to distinguish it from us. But film is not easy to measure, I brought a light meter, you can use it .”

Chen Pingsheng was deeply touched by the meaning behind his words.Even though she knew that she was not a good student and was a sluggish person, Li Baoling still did not expose him. Instead, she wanted to lend him her light meter.

Light meters are very important for photographers, especially film photography. Because the camera does not have a built-in light meter, film photographers often choose to carry a portable light meter.

Chen Pingsheng originally planned to use a Nikon F5 and a mobile phone to measure the light, but now that he has the professor's light meter, there is no need for trouble.

"Then I'll be disrespectful. I'll show you the first one after I finish washing." Chen Pingsheng's playful smile was not formal. In front of the professor, he felt like he was still a child.

He did not explain that his level was completely better than before, that he was completely able to control film, and he was no longer the young boy who took pictures blindly.

Facts speak louder than words. As long as he films it, Li Baoling will naturally see it.

"Okay, I'll wait." Li Baoling didn't take it seriously, but she still encouraged her verbally.

The group of people followed the flow of people, walked through the ticket gate, and came to the train platform, waiting for the train to appear.

Feeling bored, Chen Pingsheng picked up his phone and clicked on "Photo Circle" and found that the system prompted that someone had commented on his photo.

Clicking on it, a user named "Potato Doudou" with a Shiba Inu avatar left a comment under the picture he posted yesterday.

"In the first photo, I seem to have seen a woman's life. She and her past self looked at each other through the glass. Everything was fermenting in silence, and then relieved in silence. The strong sense of story seemed to travel through time and space, It made me eager to find out her past and future. But in the end I found that I was among them, because I am one of the countless footnotes under the term woman."

After reading it, Chen Pingsheng felt that the review should be written by Lin Zishan. It was a very literary review, very similar to the feeling she gave people.

Looking at my fans, sure enough, there are 5, more "Potato Doudou".

Now let’s look at next week’s platform recommendations. After silently liking the comments, he put down his phone and followed Professor Li Baoling onto the train to Yao Village.

(End of this chapter)