It had been several days since the recruitment information was released. Although it was an individual recruitment, Li Shi never expected that he had not received a single resume.
Li Shi got in the car, sat down, and didn't rush to drive. He searched around the Internet and found two reasons: 1. It was difficult to recruit individuals; 2. He didn't buy push traffic.
He was deep in thought.
It is not difficult to spend money to open a membership and buy traffic. What he is thinking about is whether to open a company.
In fact, this idea has been in his mind for a long time. After buying the first jade bracelet, he planned to create a collector persona for himself who invests in jade gemstones and other businesses.
"Open a studio first."
"If you want to establish a stable place for people, you can't just make it an empty shell. You have to put it into practice. You can't just go out and not go in, you have to go out and go in. But in your own situation, you don't need to make the stall big from the beginning. First, If we open a studio, it would be nice to have a commercial entity to recruit female assistants... talents."
Li Shi was not in a hurry to execute. He had to eat the food one bite at a time and do the things step by step.
He first drove to the Weini Villa community on Xingsha Avenue.
This community is an old villa area that has been built for many years. The community is lined with trees and there is a large pool that the developer used to promote the "lake view". The overall environment is good.
During the communication last night, the "Laughing Baozi" claimed that her surname was Wu. When talking about where to shoot, she took the initiative to suggest that she had a villa here that had been vacant for a long time, which could be used as a shooting location.
When he arrived at the door, Li Shi first contacted Ms. Wu on WeChat. Soon, a woman in her fifties came out and opened the door for him.
It's the aunt who helps her look after the house.
The villa is decorated in a European style and is very luxurious. Although it is vacant, it is always cleaned and guarded, and it is very clean.
Li Shi already had preliminary ideas for this shooting in his mind, so the starting point was very clear.
Windows with white gauze curtains, yes.
There is a couch in front of the window.
Bed, yes.
Bathtub, yes.
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It only took him less than half an hour to come out of the villa area, sit in the car, and send a message to Ms. Wu: "Ms. Wu, the shooting location is fine. The props and costumes you need to prepare are: milk , flower petals, white underwear (preferably pure white underwear, made of pure cotton), red suspender silk nightgown, white shirt, and the rest can be used as props on site. "
After sending it, he thought for a moment and added: "Also, if you have any clothes that you particularly want to take pictures of, you can tell me in advance."
I drove back to my residence, got off the car, unlocked my phone, and read Ms. Wu’s previous reply.
"Okay, Teacher Li, I have a piece of clothing that I treasure. I wonder if I can take a picture of it."
There was a picture attached at the back. Li Shi took a closer look and saw that it was a black suit.
Um? It seems to be a men's version.
He couldn't help but be curious. A woman treasured a men's suit, and there must be a story in it.
"Can I ask why you treasure this dress?"
He's not gossiping, but hoping to get some inspiration.
Ms. Wu was also very happy: "I originally planned to give it to my first love, but then I didn't give it away. It's been exactly ten years now. Taking a photo can be regarded as commemorating my lost youth. If possible, I hope to take a photo of this costume. Sometimes I can be photographed looking younger."
Li Shi thought to himself, there is indeed a story, but it is most likely an accident.
"no problem."
Going upstairs and returning to his residence, Li Shi ordered a takeout. Then, while lamenting that he was tired of eating takeout, he checked online for local agency registration companies in Tanzhou City.
I found a company that looked pretty reliable and checked on the business search website. This company has been in business for nineteen years.
After getting in touch, I expressed my needs.
In this era, as long as you have money, you can find someone to do things like mourning and sweeping graves. In comparison, things like registering a company or studio as an agent are ordinary.
When naming the studio, Li Shi thought of the "Dream" Nebula, so he first wrote "Nebula Collection Studio" and the second "Dream Nebula Studio".
Business scope: retail of arts and crafts and collectibles (except ivory and its products); production and sales of jade jewelry, jadeite rough stones, jadeite finished products, precious metal products, and craft gifts; exhibitions and promotion activities of artworks and collectibles. (Projects that require approval according to law can only carry out business activities after approval by relevant departments)
Li Shi prepared the materials and handed over the procedures to the agency, while he continued to prepare for his first private photography session in his life.
You should be serious about doing things, and you should be even more serious when doing things with the purpose of learning.
He turned on his computer, created a new document, and recorded some ideas.
Then I searched for private photos online, looked up a bunch of other photographers' works, and appreciated them one by one. By analyzing the shooting techniques and themes of these photographers, I learned from them something useful to myself.
After appreciating more than a hundred photos, I turned to review previous teaching materials and studied until late into the night.
When I woke up the next morning, I was standing high in the sky again.
Li Shi has become accustomed to it recently. He sits at his desk naturally and studies for half an hour. After everything calms down, he goes to wash up.
Toilet.
He suddenly thought of something, and the hand he was brushing his teeth froze in mid-air - what if this "sequelae" happened during the filming scene?
Will we not be able to die by then?
Judging from the photos and videos, Ms. Wu has a good appearance and figure, and is a very charming woman. It is really hard to say this kind of thing.
“You must maintain a professional attitude, remind yourself at all times that you are studying and working, and focus more on the photography creation itself!”
"Men, be tough on yourself!"
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Taking advantage of the time before the official shooting, Li Shi reviewed the previous teaching materials. The notebook recording his photography experience was filled with more than 20 pages, and he gained a lot.
Xiao Yuan also made a teaching syllabus. Taking into account Li Shi's learning level and learning goals, his large teaching syllabus mainly focused on practical explanations of photography.
That night, I took my first practical class on portrait photography. The two-hour class was all about practical things - based on actual practice, I systematically sorted out how to take good portraits, or "people".
After listening to it, Li Shi felt that the originally messy knowledge in his brain had been sorted out into a clear thread.
After the online class ended, he sat at his desk in a daze for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote on the blank page of his notebook:
The importance of systematic learning.
Knowledge tree.
The importance of foundation.
…
In this class, in addition to sorting out the knowledge of portrait photography based on practical applications, what Li Shi gained the most was the touching experience of "learning" itself.
He looked at the few keywords he had written on the paper and fell into deep thought.
The next day, shooting day.
In order to get natural light in the morning, Li Shi drove to the Weini Villa community on Xingsha Avenue at six o'clock and met Ms. Wu who lived here last night.
As soon as he saw me, two sets of words immediately came to his mind.
Lightly cooked.
Excellent.
"It's the favorite of some guys on the Internet."
