Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 56 Teacher Chen’s public class

Chen Pingsheng soon felt the enthusiasm of the students. When he walked into the classroom and found that the lecture theater was full of people, he immediately felt a raging heat wave surging with the breeze.

It is both the passion of youth and the sound of words.It makes the whole classroom full of youthful atmosphere.

Chen Pingsheng was stunned for two seconds, then walked to the stage calmly, picked up the lecture microphone handed to him by Lin Zishan, and tried the microphone.

"Hey, hello, can you hear me?" Chen Pingsheng asked.

"Okay!" replied the classmate in the front row.

"Can the students in the back row hear me?" Chen Pingsheng turned up the volume.

"Okay!" replied the classmate in the back row.

"Okay, let's get started." Chen Pingsheng smiled: "I didn't expect everyone to be so supportive. Originally we were only planning to hold a small class with a few dozen people, but now we have squeezed in more than 200 people. If I had known better, I wouldn't have done this. There are so many sailors, yes, don’t look at it. You are surrounded by my sailors, and I bought them to support myself."

"Hahaha." After hearing this, the students also laughed and joked about whether the friends around them were sailors.

"Okay, no more joking. Thank you for choosing this course. This is your trust and recognition of me." Chen Pingsheng returned to the topic: "After receiving this invitation, I have been thinking about what to teach in the past few days. ?”

"Photography parameter settings? How to use the camera?" Chen Pingsheng shook his head: "It's too basic. I think for young people like us, learning how to use the camera can be done in minutes."

"What about teaching composition?" Chen Pingsheng shook his head again: "Not really good. This thing can't be taught in one class. And the composition must always be based on the on-site situation. This ability to adapt to changes cannot be taught in class."

Chen Pingsheng walked back and forth on the stage: "So I thought about it for a long time and finally decided. I decided to teach everyone aesthetics."

He stopped in front of the blackboard and opened his PPT. There were two big words on it: "Aesthetics!"

"Actually, it seems like everyone knows these two words, but to be honest, not necessarily. Just like the debate last night, everyone understands it!" Chen Pingsheng deliberately asked the students.

The students understood and laughed again. It was obvious that Chen Pingsheng was mocking Fu Changsheng.

When everyone's laughter subsided, Chen Pingsheng said: "As for aesthetics, our domestic education is still a bit poor, especially the appreciation of art works. Many people have heard that many works are very good, and after seeing them, they also think they are good. But specifically No one can tell what is good about it.”

"In fact, this is not to blame for the environment. After all, we have only been developing for a short period of time and have been moving forward for decades. Only in the 90s did we have the soil for artistic development. Therefore, many buildings and many works of art in foreign countries are already very mature, and we have Just getting started.”

"But we have all come through the most difficult period. The development of the art field can be foreseen and will proceed very quickly. So why should I emphasize these two words?" Chen Pingsheng paused: "Because with it, we can Keep up with the times.”

"I believe that all of you here like photography, otherwise you wouldn't come to this course. Then have you ever thought about what the future trend of photography will be?"

A classmate raised his hand, and Chen Pingsheng asked him to answer.

"I think it's humanities!" The student's answer drew many nods.

"Is there any more?" Chen Pingsheng asked again.

"I think it's a photography about environmental protection!" someone objected.

"I think it's a portrait!"

After asking a few questions, Chen Pingsheng confirmed: "Everyone is right. Humanities, environment, and portraits are the subjects that everyone is most concerned about in daily life. But these are not photography trends in my opinion. They are just branches. The waves caused by this trend.”

"What is a trend? Just like every era has its own trend. In our era, the trend is youth, the Internet, and a generation with flamboyant personalities! So the future trend of photography will be the same. Personality will replace faction and become the mass Art that is enjoyable to hear and see.”

"Especially with the improvement of mobile phone photography technology, art will not be limited to artists, everyone can become an artist for 15 minutes." The people present were lost in thought.

"For this reason, I hope that everyone will no longer have the old idea that photography must be done according to the existing factions. When shooting landscapes, you must use landscapes and freehand brushwork. When shooting portraits, you must use black and white. When shooting streets, just You have to focus on the few.”

"This is not a wrong idea, but it is outdated. I don't know if you usually pay attention to foreign photography. There are many young photographers who have become famous with new shooting methods, such as calm photography and color photography. , there are new geographical photography, and there is cinematic photography. They are not limited to the past, but are constantly testing the boundaries of photography."

Chen Pingsheng said solemnly: "If nothing happens, there will be major changes in this competition. More young people will emerge. So how many Chinese are there among them?"

"As young people, I believe that everyone is unwilling to stick to the rules and wants to open up a path in the field of photography. In this case, we cannot hold on to a static aesthetic and must be more diverse and inclusive. So today, I am going to Expand everyone’s horizons.”

The PPT turned to the next page as he spoke, showing several photos from abroad.

Chen Pingsheng said unhurriedly: "We don't look at anything else but photographers of similar age to us. What are they shooting? And which works are popular with the public. Some are domestic and some are foreign. We analyze their works one by one.”

This perspective is truly refreshing.

On weekdays, photography students mostly look at the works of masters and past masterpieces.

Subconsciously, no one is interested in works taken by people of the same age group.There is both jealousy and disapproval.

But this time Chen Pingsheng showed the works of his peers to let everyone see what young people around the world are shooting now.

Then, something happened that broke their cognition.

Everyone has discovered that in these works, there is not much bitterness and hatred, there are no freehand photos of landscapes, and there is no news-style photography.

Instead, urban architecture, portrait photography, line sense, and color matching dominate the mainstream.

These works do not focus on high-end things, but more on daily life. Many perspectives are like a kind of recorder of the things around them.

Dirty swimming pools, overcrowded scenic spots, sloppy people and rooms of different colors.

Every photo makes people feel comfortable. There is no strong intention from the photographer. The viewer can gain a lot by interpreting it according to their own ideas.

As Chen Pingsheng explained from simple to deep, everyone seemed to have taken a trip around the world.

RB, South Korea, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, United States.Young people everywhere have chosen a unique way of shooting.

It's a shock.

Even if there is no need to explain too much, everyone present is aware of the gap between themselves and those of his peers. It is not difficult to predict that if this continues, Gesai will miss them.

At the end of the course, Chen Pingsheng stood in front of the podium and said slowly: "I am not against a certain form, nor am I against everyone holding together for warmth. However, the development and changes of the world and the development and changes of art will not wait for us. Ordinary people will not wait for us. Put aside for the moment, as photographers, we have an obligation to improve our aesthetics and take good pictures for everyone to see. Instead of just being a fool and excluding others. What the world needs is more changes, not the same old things. of preservation."

"Even if you want to be a commercial photographer or wedding photographer in the future, you still need to improve your aesthetics, because this will be the foundation for our foothold in the industry."

Chen Pingsheng concluded: "So this aesthetic class ends here. I believe that after seeing so many photos, everyone should have their own feelings. I hope everyone can maintain the original intention of photography, because what do you like about photography itself? Or do you like to achieve something through photography? It’s completely different.”

"Don't let other people's opinions change your original ideals in your heart, thank you."

(End of this chapter)