Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 211 Work "Yangtze River No. [-]"

Two days later, when Chen Pingsheng appeared in school again, he was already preparing for his defense.

In the blink of an eye, he was about to graduate. Chen Pingsheng had no real sense of reality for a while. He always felt that he was quite separated from the school itself.

And unlike other students who had to wait outside the defense classroom, he was the first to defend.

It is not so much a defense as it is a communication with the teachers.

After Chen Pingsheng briefly talked about his inspiration and techniques for photographing the museum series, several teachers chatted with him about what happened after graduation, and none of them asked any questions about his works.

Just kidding, who dares to give an opinion?

What should I do if I don’t understand the other person’s answer after I raise it?
So Chen Pingsheng happily chatted with the teachers for a while and successfully completed his defense.

After walking out of the classroom, walking all the way to the school gate, and looking back at the busy students, he actually didn't feel a strong sense of relief.

Unlike when he graduated from high school, he felt more lost after graduating from college.

Because life here is more comfortable, more interesting, and more indulgent, so when graduation comes, I will feel a little sad.

Some things can only be understood by experiencing them.

When I was young, I thought it was good to grow up, but when I grow up, I will start to miss the carefree life of my childhood.

There is no need to think about making money, no need to think about a house, no need to think about the future.

This kind of life is undoubtedly the happiest.

Chen Pingsheng feels that he is a very lucky person. After having the title of competition winner, he has lived the life he wanted and is no longer troubled by too many troubles.

Unlike my previous life, I had to work overtime every day, working from morning until four or five in the morning to take a set of photos.

You also have to be scolded frequently by your boss and master, and your wages will be deducted if you make mistakes.

These skills that practice makes perfect now are the results of the sins that have been suffered in the past.

Now that he has successfully completed his graduation, Chen Pingsheng will take photos of the Yangtze River and submit them to the Yangtze River National Museum.

However, this time is different from the filming of "Beiliu Huohuo". Chen Pingsheng did not plan to shoot the scenery along the coast, but only the scenery of the Yangtze River.

He took the Linhaff camera from home and replaced it with an 8-by-10 back and photo paper.

Chen Pingsheng raised it vigorously, and then sighed: "This is a fucking large-format camera that can be carried anywhere!"

Compared with the weight monster LG810, this large-format camera with an old-fashioned mechanical structure looks more impressive.

Just as he was about to leave, Chen Pingsheng took the evening plane and headed straight for the Yangtze River.
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Seven days later, when Chen Pingsheng came back after a long journey, he had finished taking more than 40 large-format photos.

There was no time to go home, so he went directly to the Western Suburbs Studio.

"Uncle Lin!" Chen Pingsheng saw Boss Lin as soon as he entered the door.

"Hey, Shengsheng is here!" Boss Lin smiled and handed a CCD to a customer, and then asked: "Have you finished taking the new photos?"

"After the shooting, let's start rinsing it tonight."

"Okay, no problem. You can go up to the second floor and sit for a while." Boss Lin had communicated with Chen Pingsheng before and knew that this flushing was also a big job and would probably take many days.

Chen Pingsheng carried his luggage up to the second floor. Lin Zishan was not at home recently. He seemed to have gone to Dunhuang for filming.

It seems that they are still cooperating with a certain platform to take photos of celebrities.

In addition to taking photos, she is also recording videos simultaneously recently. I heard that her friend is now running an account with her, so she plans to use it on all platforms.

Chen Pingsheng naturally gave her blessing and recommendation, and helped her promote it in the film industry.

While Boss Lin was still busy, Chen Pingsheng opened his box and took out all the photo papers he had taken.

Some of the photo paper has been mailed back, and Boss Lin received it and placed it on the second floor.

The reason why he came to Xijiao Studio in such a hurry was because time was tight and he had to help Boss Lin develop the photos as soon as possible.

The deadline for the National Yangtze River Museum is approaching soon, and I still have to do digital post-production, so I can't waste any moment.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Boss Lin finally finished his work in the store and sorted out all the photo papers with Chen Pingsheng.

Then Boss Lin began to prepare various chemical solutions. In the final analysis, film development is the art of chemistry.Developers, bleaches, and cleaning solutions all have special proportions and preparation methods.

Boss Lin is an old man, so he is naturally familiar with this, and he can get it all done quickly.

During the subsequent rinsing process, Chen Pingsheng stood by and made some suggestions.

Busy time is always short. The lights on the second floor of Xijiao Studio are turned off at two o'clock in the morning every night. As the sky lights up and dims repeatedly, the photo papers are developed one after another.

In late June, Chen Pingsheng was sitting on the sofa at home, looking at the results of this period of busy work, and felt that everything was worth it.

There are a total of 42 photos taken of the Yangtze River. The terrain in each photo has similar ups and downs, and the selected places are all areas with few artificial traces.

The next thing Chen Pingsheng has to do is to take the same topography and river water from these 42 photos and piece together a Yangtze River that only exists in people's imagination.

For this reason, he also bought a 4K monitor to make it easier to observe the difference between each photo.

"These places are pretty much the same. Well, they can be cut into a straight river. And these pictures can be made into a curved river." When Chen Pingsheng was sorting out the photos, he found some similar places. These landform features are similar to You can try to combine river features.

As soon as he thought of it, Chen Pingsheng started to use PS to draw pictures. In order to avoid being spotted by others, he had to carefully focus on every tiny detail, and then put them together reasonably and rigorously.

This busy work is three days.

Chen Pingsheng would sit in front of the computer for about twelve hours every day. After the college entrance examination, he went to the Internet cafe to play games. He was not so diligent. Looking at the photos in the past few days even made him a little dizzy.

He had to take a day off, then go to the gym to exercise and get a good night's sleep.

Continue to adjust after a day.

It took Chen Pingsheng five days to adjust this group of photos and select Yangtze River [-] as the exhibit.

Because he made a total of seven photos, named Yangtze River [-] to Yangtze River [-].

Yangtze River No. [-] is the photo that he thinks is most suitable for the Yangtze River National Museum.

In this photo, the Yangtze River rises and falls, with a vast mountain range on the left and flat land and a straight river on the right.There are no artificial traces inside, as if everything is an early form of nature, representing the original appearance of the Yangtze River that is inaccessible to people.

You can't see a similar scene anywhere on the Yangtze River, but you can feel that this is the Yangtze River.This wonderful experience coincides with what Chen Pingsheng pursues.

After Chen Pingsheng made his decision, he looked at other photos of the Yangtze River.

Yangtze River No. [-] is a photo that he thinks can be compared with Yangtze River No. [-]. The Yangtze River in it is a calm river with no ups and downs at all. There are no mountains or bends. It is completely the Yangtze River in fantasy.

The overall composition is also horizontal and vertical, which is very suitable for viewing.

But the reason why Chen Pingsheng did not choose it was because it was too straight and somewhat out of touch with the public’s imagination of the Yangtze River.

If the look and feel of Yangtze River No. [-] can describe the beauty of nature, then the look and feel of Yangtze River No. [-] is the beauty of surreal fantasy colors.

In fact, there is no superiority or inferiority between the two, but since it is to be placed in the Yangtze River National Museum, Chen Pingsheng feels that it should be closely connected with public perception.

After finishing the post-production process, Chen Pingsheng went to Xijiao Studio to discuss the printing issue with Boss Lin.

This time the photo needs to be printed into a huge photo, so naturally we can't find an ordinary printing shop.

There is nothing that Boss Lin can do to help.

Chen Pingsheng thought of Feimu Art Museum again. This kind of art museum must be connected with a professional art printing company, so he quickly called Duan Yifeng.

"Teacher Chen, what's wrong?" Duan Yifeng has been suffering from horse hoof problems recently. With the help of "Crow", his status has been steadily improved.

"I want to find an art printing company." Chen Pingsheng directly stated his needs.

Duan Yifeng did not hesitate and directly introduced his collaborator, a company called Yinyi that specializes in art printing.

Seeing that the printing of Yangtze River No. [-] was settled, Chen Pingsheng was relieved.
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June 6, Yangtze River National Museum Collection Team Office.

"Sister Fang, do you have any works today?" Ren Fengyu was drinking tea at his workstation.

Fang Yi looked at the computer, then at his notebook and said, "Team leader, there is nothing to communicate."

"Sigh." Ren Fengyu scratched his hair. It stands to reason that the establishment of the Yangtze River National Museum is a very urgent matter, and it is also a matter that greatly enhances the artist's reputation. Many people should enthusiastically recommend themselves.

But this time the threshold is indeed higher, and the work requirements are not as broad as before. The theme must be closely integrated with the Yangtze River, which feels like a propositional composition.

So they've rejected a lot of work from well-known artists.

There is a lack of works in ordinary booths.And in the key booths, many works were squeezed in at the same time, which was really a headache.

Especially on the largest exhibition wall, several old artists have sent their works, as well as newcomers like Chen Pingsheng.

He also didn't know how to balance it, so he decided to keep things official and let experts review it, so that some people could be silenced.

Looking at the time, Ren Fengyu suddenly thought of Chen Pingsheng's works.

So he asked: "Have Chen Pingsheng's photos been sent?"

"Not yet, I think it's still on the way."

As soon as Fang Yi finished speaking, he heard the security guard's voice coming from outside the window: "Something big is coming!"

Ren Fengyu looked downstairs and found a courier van parked.

"Whose work is this?" What can be delivered here must not be other things. They have received many similar express deliveries in the past few days.

Fang Yi didn't know either. She stood up and said, "I'll go downstairs and have a look."

"I'll go take a look too." Everyone else in the office was looking for works in other places, and with just the two of them here, Ren Fengyu felt a little idle.

So he followed Fang Yi downstairs.

When they got downstairs, the two came to the back of the car. The courier master had already opened the car door, and inside was a huge 2 meter by 1 meter work wrapped in white foam paper. "Where is the order?" Ren Fengyu asked, and the courier immediately handed him a piece of paper.

"Please sign for it."

Ren Fengyu looked at the address carefully: "South China, mailer: Mr. Chen."

As soon as he saw this address and last name, he knew that this was the arrival of Chen Pingsheng's work.

"Okay, help us move it first, and we'll go in and dismantle it!" Ren Fengyu also helped, and several people transported it to the work storage room, then took scissors and slowly took it apart.

The first thing that catches everyone's attention is the dark wood-colored photo frame. It feels smooth to the touch, without any astringency, and the smell is quite fresh, not like it is made of rotten wood.

After tearing open the other packaging, you can see a huge photo embedded in a photo frame with a glass cover in the middle that can be opened.

After placing it, Ren Fengyu and Fang Yi came to watch the work from a distance.

In the photo, the Yangtze River flows slowly along the mountains like a winding dragon. The banks are lush and green, with no humans in sight, as if it had not been developed tens of thousands of years ago.

"Is this a photo?" Fang Yi asked.

"This is a photo." Ren Fengyu confirmed.

The shock in his heart did not diminish at all, because such a huge photo gave people a very visual impact. He stepped forward to take a closer look and found that there seemed to be no key points, but there were key points everywhere.

Because all the mountains and rivers can be seen very clearly, Ren Fengyu is completely immersed in the exploration of the photos. Every time he moves, he can see the details that shine before his eyes.

"Wonderful, this is the first time I have seen such an expression of the Yangtze River." Ren Fengyu sighed after reading it, and then saw a piece of white paper from the unpacked package.

He picked it up and found some creative ideas for the work written on it.

After reading it, Ren Fengyu was even more amazed at Chen Pingsheng's ingenuity, and then he handed the paper to Fang Yi: "Take a look."

Fang Yi took it and read slowly: "Photograph the different geographical features of the Yangtze River, intercept similar parts from them, and put them together to create a historical Yangtze River that humans have never seen."

"This idea is really good." Fang Yi sighed, and then said: "Then we need to find experts to confirm."

"Yes." Ren Fengyu nodded: "When the last few works arrive, we will let the expert group make the selection."

However, he felt in his heart that Chen Pingsheng's works already accounted for 60.00% of the possibilities, because there are too many works of art collected at present.

Although there are also many photographic works, there are no such large-scale works that can stand out, and few of them are used.

Therefore, Chen Pingsheng's "Yangtze River No. [-]" is likely to be selected by the expert panel and hung on the most conspicuous wall.

(End of this chapter)