Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 205 Auction Press Conference Beiliu Huohuo (He Zhang Youcai)
After confirming the date for submitting the work with Ren Fengyu, Chen Pingsheng went into the room and took over the Linhaff large-format camera he purchased.

He planned to equip it with an 8 x 10 back for photographing the Yangtze River.

Such a large-scale work cannot be photographed with an ordinary camera, because once there are not enough pixels, it is impossible to see the details after enlarging it.

So this is also a great test of Chen Pingsheng's shooting skills.

In addition, post-production technology is also very important.

His source of inspiration was "Rhine II" by German photographer Andreas Gursky, which was also the most expensive photo ever sold at an auction house.

The Rhine River in that photo is completely straight with no artificial traces, and the composition is horizontal and vertical without any waves.

The horizontal and vertical composition is the most comfortable viewing composition for the human eye, so when people look at such a huge photo, they will not feel dizzy and will just be immersed in it.

More importantly, Gursky photographed the entire river and then spliced ​​the straight parts together using digital post-production techniques to create this photo.

Some people may be very confused about this, or even sneer at it, thinking that it destroys the original charm of the photo and does not belong to photography.

Just like the style of the landscape freehand school.

However, technology is not wrong, it depends on how people use it.

Gursky's approach actually created an imaginary Rhine River in history, a Rhine River that only existed in people's imagination.

He realized it through photography and post-production, and made it artistic.

But this thing and this method can only be done by him, or in other words, by a very small number of photographers.Because their works are systematic and form a threshold.

Just like the freehand landscape works, why photography is made by everyone, and everyone praises it.But others imitating it makes people feel vulgar.

It is because a true master has constructed the discourse system of his own works. In the context of his works, these can all be interpreted and a clear context can be seen.

The same is true for Gursky, whose work has always had a completely consistent character.

Big, neat and dense.

What he shows are not only the neatly arranged mountains of goods in the supermarket, but also the dense crowds and computers in the stock exchange, as well as the winding and beautiful roads.

These shots all use long-distance wide-format shooting, which not only allows the screen to accommodate more, but also makes the content expressed more shocking.

Therefore, the work "Rhine II" cannot be viewed in isolation, but must be viewed together among all his works.

If someone else had taken the photo, the effect probably wouldn't have been as good.

Therefore, Chen Pingsheng does not plan to shoot exactly according to Gursky's works, because the Yangtze River and the Rhine River are different.

He does not insist on the requirement that the picture be completely free of fluctuations, but the general horizontal composition will definitely not change.

What Chen Pingsheng wants to take more is to condense the Yangtze River and show its unique features in one photo. If this can be achieved, it will be a success.

Therefore, he will next make a series of preparations for this.

But the time is not urgent, he will not go to shoot until June.After all, other giant works on the Yangtze River will have to wait for a while to be created and collected.

What's more urgent now is Fei Ming.

Lauren is already urging him to play "Beiliu Huohuo".

Chen Pingsheng temporarily put aside the filming of the Yangtze River and began to focus on the color grading of "Beiliu Huohuo".

The overall color of this work is very light. The original film cannot be so light, so some processing is needed to give the picture a more elegant yellow atmosphere.

This adjustment lasted for a long time. Chen Pingsheng felt his legs were numb while sitting on the sofa, so he stood up from the sofa and stretched.

"Who played the song Dongfeng Po on the pipa..."

Hearing this ringtone, Chen Pingsheng was already thinking about when to change it, because if he continued to listen to it, he would become disgusted with the song.

"Hey?"

"Pingsheng? I am Chang Ming." As soon as Chen Pingsheng heard the gentle voice, he remembered this person's appearance.

"Director Chang, what's wrong?" Chen Pingsheng asked.

"It's like this. Rongxin Auction House is collecting photography works and asked me to recommend them. I would like to ask if you are interested?" Chang Ming asked.

Chen Pingsheng rubbed his eyebrows and thought for a while: "Can any work be suitable?"

"Anything is possible, but the best one must be a single work." Chang Ming explained: "Just like art, the works circulated in the auction market are older and larger paintings by famous artists. Even cutting-edge works are not as popular in the auction market. The frame also has to meet a certain size.”

"Of course, the auction of the works in the album is of little significance." Chang Ming continued: "These works are not unique."

"Well, when will it be?" Chen Pingsheng walked around the sofa a few times.

"Until late June." Chang Ming replied.

"I'm going to take a photo of a piece of work recently. It's about 2 meters by 3 meters. If the time is right, I can show it to the auction house."

"So big?" Chang Ming said in surprise.

This kind of photo is not common in the photography world.

"Well, the subject is the Yangtze River." Chen Pingsheng added.

Chang Ming's curiosity has been aroused. He seemed to have seen the birth of a masterpiece, so he said: "Now that you have finished taking the photo, you have to let me take a good look. I have never collected such a large photography work." ."

"Don't worry, Director Chang." Chen Pingsheng exchanged a few words with him and hung up the phone.

But these were not the only people looking for him today. Not long after he put down his phone, he received another WeChat message from Yabu.

Yabu: "Handsome guy! Come to the rescue!"

Chen Pingsheng: "What's wrong?"

"My clothing brand is preparing to take photos next week! I need Master Chen to take some time out of his busy schedule to help me, this poor little beauty. (Minion burning incense expression)"

Chen Pingsheng was amused by her and replied: "How do you plan to pay, little beauty? My charges are quite high."

"The little beauty really can't afford any money. All of it is spent on the factory of clothes (crying). How about I compensate Master Chen with my beauty."

"That's fine."

"??? What do you mean, isn't the little girl beautiful!"

"Money is more beautiful."

"Master Chen really has an eye for money. Alas, it's so real. The little girl likes it even more."

After joking for a while, Yabu finally got to the point.

"Teacher Chen, there are a total of five sets of clothes that need to be photographed this time, and they are all shot in real locations. I will send you the photos of the clothes later, please take a look."

"no problem."

"Then we will shoot next Tuesday and finish it in one day. Don't worry, Master Chen will definitely give you a satisfactory reward!"

"That's about right. You should have spent a lot of money on your newly established brand."

"It's indeed a bit much. I've spent two-thirds of my small coffers."

Chen Pingsheng paused for a moment, calculated it secretly, and then replied: "Let's do business first. If you don't take the little rich woman's money, you won't get it for free."

"Hahaha, Teacher Chen, I might as well take care of you. (Ultraman raising his hands emoticon)"

"This is a rich woman. She will take care of her when she says she will take care of her. I'm jealous of her."

"Of course, I'll keep you now while you're not that valuable, and then wait a few years and sell it to other rich women to earn a few small goals!"

"What a great business acumen."

"Hehe, right? I'm going to work. See you next week."

"See you next week."

Chen Pingsheng looked at the chat history, and then checked Moments for a while.

He doesn't usually look at these things because his time is occupied by photography. Now when he looked at it, he found that many people were posting their latest updates.

Lin Zishan has already gone to the capital. Recently, several female celebrities have seen her works while browsing the software and specifically asked her to take pictures.

Wei Seya is participating in a variety show in Changsha, where she also shoots a new drama, and looks very busy every day.

Looking at everyone's circle of friends, Chen Pingsheng felt that he was a little out of place.

It seems like I haven’t posted any photos in a long time.

So I selected a few works from "Beiliu Huohuo" and posted them.

After finishing his speech, he suddenly heard the cry of magpies outside the window, so he came to the kitchen and looked at the magpies standing on the branches.

But the magpie in front of me didn't scream, and the sound didn't come from it.

Chen Pingsheng turned around and looked at its nest, and then discovered that there was an extra little guy.

"Hey! Have you given birth to a child?" He smiled and said to the magpie: "Then do I have to pay some money?"

Chen Pingsheng took out the bowl from the cabinet, poured some corn into it, and handed it over: "These are my share of the money, are you satisfied?"

The magpie flapped its wings twice and came to the bowl, eating bite after bite.
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"Welcome to our Feiming new product launch conference! I am Dane." On the computer screen, a wide and fat man was standing in front of the small stage, using a live broadcast to tell everyone about Feiming's situation this year.

This is the Feiming camera new product launch conference that has attracted the attention of many photographers.

This Dane is the founder of Feiming.

At this time, he is using ppt to show everyone the new features of Feiming's new camera.

“The single card slot has been changed to dual card slots, the charging life has been extended by 10 minutes, the lens adopts a new process, and the camera is dozens of grams lighter than before.”

Chen Pingsheng looked at these advantages, then looked at the Feiming medium format in his hand, and felt that there didn't seem to be much change.

The term for high emotional intelligence is Feiming Medium Format PLUS.

The term for low emotional intelligence is Feiming medium format patched version.

He has even seen related pictures in the film industry. It can only be said that the majority of netizens are really quick to post memes.

This kind of camera has no appeal to people who already own medium format cameras.Only those who haven’t gotten into medium format will find this great.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that Feiming’s new medium format can only be used as a supplement, and there will definitely be no outstanding sales results.

Chen Pingsheng even wondered if they had modified the backlog of cameras and brought them back.

Fortunately, this camera is not the focus of the conference.

"The next step is the moment that everyone has been waiting for!" When Dane said this, his tone became excited.

"Please allow me to introduce this performance monster to you! Feiming's new camera, LG810!"

As soon as Dane finished speaking, he entered a video clip.

"It is the most ferocious monster in the history of photography!"

“It is the true realization of countless photographers’ ultimate dreams!”

"LG810, a large-format digital camera! A change that spans the times!"

A few words were paired with a partial close-up of the camera, and then the formal introduction session began.

Those parameters are embodied in a photo in the video. It has to be said that it is very high-quality. It can be seen that Feiming has indeed found many photographers to take proofs.

In addition, the video also uses some samples taken by other large-format cameras and the shooting process for comparison to reflect the superiority of Feiming LG810.

This is indeed a good method, because large-format cameras have modular designs and mechanical mechanisms, and the convenience of adjustment is definitely not as good as the LG810.

When the video played to the specific parameters, there were many words in the barrage saying excitement, excitement, and wanting to buy.

But the most popular one is "Tell me a price that will make me give up".

Because everyone has thought that this kind of large-format digital camera must be extremely affordable.

But until the end of the video, there was still no price announcement.

The picture returned to Dane.

"Okay, everyone, I know you all want to know the price. But don't worry, before that, let me explain the features of this camera to you!"

At this time, there was an LG810 in front of him. The huge body looked like an old computer. Looking at it made people worry about its weight.

"Doesn't it look scary?" Dane made a joke as he bared his teeth and said, "Actually, it's not that heavy. It's only 15kg! Although it's a bit heavier compared to other large-format paintings, believe me, we The designers have put a lot of effort into making it easy for you to pick it up.”

As he spoke, he opened a few buckles and closed the camera in one direction. In an instant, the camera turned into a box with armrests.

"Look, how great!"

Dane lifted it up and took a few steps with a relaxed expression.

And then he actually lifted it up. Although the corner of his mouth was still smiling, the trembling of his muscles betrayed him.

Chen Pingsheng suppressed a smile and watched the founder put down the camera after a few seconds.

Lifting a 30-pound object and lifting 30 pounds are completely different concepts.

Just like you can easily lift a bucket of water, but if you lift it horizontally, you may not be able to hold it for two or three seconds.

"Next, let's talk about its parameters in detail..."

Chen Pingsheng drank milk while listening to Dane's speech, and occasionally posted a few barrages to complain.

Although such a camera is indeed great, its shortcomings cannot be ignored, and can even be said to be fatal.

For the sake of sales, Dane will naturally not speak too clearly at the press conference, and will only speak in a good direction.

After the parameters were introduced, Dane showed everyone the sample.

What is displayed this time is the work of Chen Pingsheng.

"I want to say that the photography enthusiasts who are watching our press conference will be very excited next time!" Dane touched the camera beside him and said: "Because we have found the photographer of one of the best photo albums in the world. , came to take samples of our new machine.”

The best photo album in his opinion was a poll initiated by a photography enthusiast forum, which is well-known in the circle.Recently, a poll was launched in March on the best album of the decade.

And "The Crow" undoubtedly won the first place.

He even beat No. 2 by hundreds of votes.

You must know that there are only more than 1 people with voting rights in the entire forum, all of whom are high-level senior photography enthusiasts and practitioners.

So this gold content is evident.

After hearing this sentence, the audience in front of the screen immediately cheered up.

Dane paused for a moment, then continued: "That's right, it's the photographer from China, last year's Best Photo Album winner, Chen Pingsheng!"

Chen Pingsheng's photo immediately appeared on the screen.

"He is a loyal user of our Feiming, so we specially invited him to shoot a photo album with a new camera! Yes, you heard it right, a new photo album!"

"Now let's take a look at some photos from this album!"

After saying that, the scene switched to the screen behind him, and a photo of a huge Buddha head appeared in front of everyone.

Desolate but not desolate, religious but not fanatical, the huge Buddha head is placed in the empty valley, seeming to symbolize infinite meaning, but it is difficult to explain.

More obscure photos follow.

The pale yellow desert and the hazy sky make up the scenery along the Yellow River Basin.

Every viewer can clearly detect a certain poetry in it. Even people who do not understand Chinese culture can detect a natural beauty in it that cannot be expressed in words.

It's like the uneasiness hidden under the calm lake surface, inspiring people's fear of the unknown.

Chen Pingsheng also posted some photos of "Beiliu Huohuo" on the film circle at the right time.

After Dane showed everyone the photos, he said: "Shocking! I don't know what everyone is thinking, but the images shot with the LG810 are very detailed and sharp. It can be said to be the best way to shoot albums and film exhibition works. Great tool.”

"Then it's the last moment, I'm going to announce its price now!"

The audience outside the screen held their breath. Only Chen Pingsheng touched his chin, wondering what other people's expressions would be like when they learned the price.

"The price of Feiming LG810 is..."

A row of question marks appeared on the big screen, then turned into a series of numbers.

"$78888!"

Dane excitedly announced the price to the industry and the audience.

Chen Pingsheng raised his eyebrows and lowered his eyebrows. Compared with 8 yuan, it really made people more interested in buying.

But these figures are still very outrageous, and even foreign photographers with high incomes will feel heartbroken.

"Is this price crazy?" Many similar words floated across the barrage.

Some sane people said: "The price is actually quite normal. It's large format and digital. The process is very difficult. This is the only machine in the industry that can do it."

"So why don't I buy Linhaff?"

“So why don’t I use a large format film camera?”

Many barrages refuted the former's remarks.

Chen Pingsheng also knew very well that the price was actually relatively normal and the premium was not high, but the majority of netizens did not buy it.

With this kind of money, I can already buy a set of top-end medium-format digital and a set of large-format film.

Why buy a large format digital camera?

A photographer is not a treasury either!
Chen Pingsheng turned off the live broadcast. He had already anticipated everyone's reaction, which was pretty much what he thought.

This also made him more curious about what kind of sales this camera could achieve.

Opening the photo circle, under his photos, in addition to fans discussing the photos themselves, there are also many people asking him what the camera is like.

Chen Pingsheng thought for a while and planned to write a review and post it.

Mainly a suggestion to my domestic colleagues.

In fact, there are already many photographers posting videos on the Internet. He has seen a lot of them. Some are analyzing the pros and cons, and some are discussing whether it is worth it.

But for someone like him who has been taking pictures with a camera for a month, he may really be the only one.

So this review took two hours to write. Chen Pingsheng wrote down all his feelings about using it and posted it in the film industry.

Immediately, a large number of industry insiders discussed the practical value of this camera in the comment area.

However, Chen Pingsheng did not participate. He turned to the comment area of ​​his photo.

There are already professionals analyzing his Yellow River works.

Zhou Wenyuan: "Surprise! Such a poetic work was actually born! Chen Pingsheng surprised me again. I didn't expect that after a press conference, what I paid most attention to was not the camera, but the film called "Beiliu" "Alive" works.

"A good work can give the audience unlimited space for interpretation. And this film has done it again. It uses plain colors, gloomy and desolate atmosphere to create an unforgettable scene along the Yellow River. Whether it is the huge Buddha The head, the huge rockery in the mist, and the people as tiny as ants all cast a poetic veil over the entire work.

"On the shore of the dunes, a person stands in the water. The sky and water are completely empty, and the chimneys on the shore in the distance are misty. This is my first impression of the photo. I feel that this empty and vast atmosphere reflects the eternal silence of all things in the world. It's really intoxicating.

"This will be the best Yellow River album in China, I'm not kidding."

Zheng Guotai's Big Horn: "Since "The Crow", I have been following Chen Pingsheng. And I think this work is not inferior to The Crow, or even surpasses The Crow, because it embodies a more grand theme, and it is a grand work. A narrative work, it is also a work that embodies Chinese culture.

"In the photos, there are many rockeries and fake waters, as well as areas where civilization and nature intersect. However, Chen Pingsheng captured these fake scenes with a 'real' taste. This is what surprises me the most. I think he What I want to reflect is the things related to the times, the conflict and integration of the Yellow River and the current era.

“Furthermore, the solemnity and desolation expressed in the painting also have the flavor of Song and Yuan landscape paintings.

"Industrial factories, abandoned houses, phalanxes of lampposts, and cruise ships on the ice. In such a rough artificial environment, he takes the audience to experience the absurdity and harmony along the Yellow River. I think this is what it is like This is the most worth exploring part of this work.

"Compared to the black and white of freehand landscapes, this color shooting method is undoubtedly more representative of today's China. So it is not just black and white that is poetic. Poetry is contained everywhere, it just depends on the level of the photographer."

Under these two comments, many people in the industry liked them.

Chen Pingsheng's fan base has also reached a peak of growth.

(End of this chapter)