Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 53 Another perspective
Facing Fu Changsheng's question, Chen Pingsheng replied: "Of course not. Composition is the basic skill of all photographers. It is like a gun on the battlefield. You must practice diligently in order to aim at the target you want."

"But composition must also serve expression, right? Whether it is shooting portraits or landscapes, photographers need to clarify their content first, just like when you write an article, you must first determine the theme. If you only take care of composition and not Considering the expression of content, photography can easily fall into empty talk.”

"So you think the composition of this photo is serving the content?" Fu Changsheng scoffed.

Chen Pingsheng nodded: "That's right."

"Then what do you think it wants to express?" Fu Changsheng asked.

"The expression is actually easy to understand, isn't it? The students have already seen that these garbage and antennas are all expressing human interference in the natural environment. Does Mr. Fu find this difficult to understand?" Chen Pingsheng asked rhetorically.

Under his guidance, the students gradually discovered that this photo did have its own content and was not without merit.

They were thinking about it and wanted to hear what Chairman Fu had to say.

"Hmph." Fu Changsheng blew out two puffs of air from his nose, then picked up the microphone and said, "I have said this before. If she wants to express the damage caused by humans to the environment, then she needs to make the composition smaller. Otherwise, who can see it? If a photo cannot even express a basic expression and requires so many of us to analyze it one by one to understand it, then what is the value of its existence?"

"In fact, it's not because we have analyzed it now that everyone knows." Chen Pingsheng disagreed with him: "When students look at the exhibition, I believe many people can feel the content of this photo. He may not be able to express it, but he definitely has no feelings. And a photo with connotation is worth viewing repeatedly to find the details. This is also the joy of viewing the exhibition."

He approached Fu Changsheng: "I think we should not have preconceptions when looking at photos. When we see that this is a landscape, we can only think of the freehand brushwork of landscapes and the beauty of nature. We must view the works more tolerantly and understand the works first. , and then express your opinion.”

Fu Changsheng got angry after hearing this. This meant that he did not understand the work, so he immediately retorted: "Okay, since you said it is good, then you analyze it, what is good about it? Many photos in the exhibition express human beings' attachment to nature. of destruction, how come this one is better?"

Chen Pingsheng smiled. He no longer faced Fu Changsheng, but looked at the audience: "Since President Fu asked me to analyze it, I will tell everyone what is good about this photo!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Liao, who had his head lowered, raised his eyes and saw Chen Pingsheng standing on the stage shrouded in lights for the first time.

Chen Pingsheng approached the curtain and preached: "In fact, our first impression when we first saw this work was definitely not the traces and garbage of artificial destruction, but this beam of light, which happened to shine through the clouds on the mountain peaks. It makes everything look golden."

"So many people, if they don't look carefully, will think that this work shows the beauty of nature. But if you look at it from this perspective, then indeed, the composition and tone are not very beautiful.

"However, when we move our eyes downward, we will find that the vegetation on this mountain peak is very messy and not green. There are even large pieces of garbage piled on top, which is particularly dazzling. At this time, we will start to think, Who left the rubbish on it?"

The students in the audience followed Chen Pingsheng's words, looked at the garbage, and fell into deep thought.

"Are they tourists? Obviously not. No tourist would go to such a remote mountain. Who is that? Is he a staff member of the scenic spot?" Chen Pingsheng guided everyone to continue thinking: "This question has no solution. We don't We know who threw the garbage on the mountain and polluted it. With doubts, we looked up again and saw the antenna. Here, there is actually a very interesting contrast.

"Since ancient times, many people have worshiped nature and thought it was magnificent and majestic. At the same time, many people have left footprints trying to conquer whether it is a peak or a snow-capped mountain in order to prove that humans are the most powerful species in the world. And this The antenna is a kind of conquest and a proof of comparison. Its appearance proves that natural peaks are not as high as man-made ones, although it is only a small peak.

"It not only highlights the interference of human behavior on nature, but also strengthens our perception of the photographer's purpose. Seeing this, I believe everyone has seen it and can understand the intention of this photo. But these are not the most important. The great thing is not the most impressive thing about this photo." Chen Pingsheng paused here. This time, there was no noise or noise in the auditorium, only the sound of breathing.

He looked at everyone with satisfaction and said slowly: "Actually, the composition of this work is the most essential part. Maybe many people, like President Fu, think it is empty. Yes, it is very empty, with large blank spaces around it. , there is nothing in the sky, not even the clouds can be seen.

"But it is this kind of nothing that is the most powerful. Because we will see such a vast sky, not a single bird. I believe everyone has heard of this saying, it depends on what a person says. He didn’t say anything. By analogy, you need to look at what a writer wrote to see what he didn’t write. Similarly, to see what a photographer took, you often need to look at what he didn’t take.”

"There are no birds in the sky in this photo, and there are no animals on the mountains. We can only see lonely mountains and lonely antennas. Together, they are like a warning and omen, reminding us, If the environment continues to deteriorate, other places will soon fall into this same situation. What do you think?"

Chen Pingsheng spread his hands and expressed his opinions.

"Wow!" The auditorium suddenly became noisy again.

As if they were enlightened, everyone suddenly understood the photo and started talking about Chen Pingsheng's statement.

"Do you think what he said is right?" Several community leaders chatted.

"I didn't notice it before, but hearing him say that, it's true."

"Yeah, shit, I'm getting goosebumps."

"Awesome, you can still look at photos like this. Then why don't I take a photo of the empty sea, which would be a good photo."

And their conversation was just the tip of the iceberg in the auditorium.

However, Zeng Rou’s friends were already extremely angry: “It’s just being washed! Even such a bad photo can be washed.”

"That's right. I didn't shoot anything. I just wanted to express something. Then it's okay if I shoot an open space."

"If he sees Zeng Rou's works, he will praise them to the sky."

"He must know that Huang Polygonum."

Zeng Rou still didn't speak, but her fingers were already bruised.

(End of this chapter)